Pyro Grill

Lieutenant Col. John "Pyro" Stevenson assesses damage done to the training village, Abu Pyro. The range team constructs these villages out of freight car boxes and donated scrap materials. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Capt. Kinder Blacke)

Manny scoring bombs

Military members from every service come to Airburst Range to conduct specialized training. In this photo, an inert bomb fired from an F-16 is feet away from impacting the blue vehicle. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Capt. Kinder Blacke)

BASH minimizes bird strikes

Even small birds, like this Western Meadow Lark photographed near the airfield at Buckley Air Force Base, can cause significant damage when they are ingested into a jet engine. The BASH working group proactively works to minimize the occurance of bird strikes however possible. (U. S. Air Force Photo/Lt. Col. Mitchell Neff)

Drug bust

After clearing the area of marijuana plants, counterdrug personnel load the plants into a net and secure the net to a helicopter hoist for extraction from a remote hillside near Rye, Colo., Aug. 15, 2012. Using a UH-60 helicopter, Colorado National Guardsmen helped move an estimated 7,000 to 9,000 marijuana plants -- nearly $15 million street value -- from two remote grow sites located on private property. Members of the Colorado National Guard Joint Counter-Drug Task Force's Drug Interdiction section were called to assist the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office move the plants, which are growing in steep terrain that's impassible by motor vehicle. The operation is largest marijuana bust in Pueblo County history and one of the largest ever in Colorado. (Official Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Cheresa D. Theiral)

140th Med Group Ute CoCare Health Fair

U.S. Air Force Maj. James Chappell from the Colorado Air National Guard 140th Medical Group talks with a participant of the health fair for the Southern Ute Tribal members, Ignacio, Colo., July 27, 2012. The 140th Medical Group is in Southwest Colorado this week hosting a health fairs for the regions three Ute Tribes and the surrounding communities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf)

140th Med Group Ute CoCare Health Fair

Members of the Colorado Air National Guard 140th Medical Group pose for a photo with kids that have been given fake wounds and temporary are cast during the health fair for the Southern Ute Tribal members, Ignacio, Colo., July 27, 2012. The 140th Medical Group is in Southwest Colorado this week hosting a health fairs for the regions three Ute Tribes and the surrounding communities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf)