Florida Senator Bill Nelson tours Tyndall

Colonel William H. Mott V, 325th Operations Group commander, briefs Florida Senator Bill Nelson on the F-22 Raptor capabilities during the senator's tour of the base August 9, 2007. Senator Nelson visited Tyndall as part of a scheduled Florida panhandle tour. (USAF photo/Lisa Norman)

TAPS helps military families

Technical Sergeant Samantha J. Clarke, 119th Services Flight, gives Laura Hilton a piggy-back ride at TAPS Good Grief Camp. One goal of the camp is to do something with the children that they can no longer do with the lost loved one. Laura's father, U.S. Navy LT. Lawrence Hilton, died July 22, 2004. (Courtesy photo/William A. Pratt)

National Guard efforts leading to success on the U.S.-Mexico Border

Senior Master Sgt. Lawrence L. Nelson, 119th Aircraft Maintenance Flight, North Dakota Air National Guard, briefs entry identification team members prior to beginning their duty shift. (USAF photo/Master Sgt. Eric A. Johnson)

National Guard efforts leading to success on the U.S.-Mexico Border

Task Force Diamondback duration staff member U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tim P. Stafford, 165th Airlift Wing, gives U. S. Army Private First Class Amanda J. Skroch, from the 188th Engineer Company, a few pointers on arch welding on the United States side of the of the primary steel border fence at the United States-Mexico border June 7, 2007. The high steel fence runs between the cities of San Luis, Arizona, and San Luis Rios Colorado, Mexico. The joint force mission of Task Force Diamondback, under Operation JUMP START, is to erect and reinforce segments of border fence and to construct obstacles along the border to help secure the southwest United States-Mexico border. (USAF photo/SMSgt. David Lipp)

National Guard efforts leading to success on the U.S.-Mexico Border

Master Sgt. Darryl S. Ennels, of the 175th Civil Engineer Squadron, in the green battle dress uniform, directs concrete pouring into forms used to create bases for light poles which are positioned between the primary and secondary fences along the Arizona-Mexico border, June 6, 2007. (USAF photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

National Guard efforts leading to success on the U.S.-Mexico Border

Task Force Diamondback U. S. Army soldiers from the 188th Engineer Company apply welding to the U.S. side of the primary steel border fence at the U.S.-Mexico border June 6, 2007. The soldiers, from the North Dakota Army National Guard, are using motorized boom lifts which allow them to safely work at various heights along the fence. The mission of Task Force Diamondback, under Operation JUMP START, is to erect and reinforce segments of border fence and to construct obstacles along the border to help secure the southwest U.S.-Mexico border. (USAF photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)