Volunteer marchers formed a relay line following the 1.1-mile “Ruck March” Nov. 1 to transfer food to a trailer for transport Nov. 7. The initiative included more than 50 volunteer marchers from the Killey Center and the 601st Air Operations Center and collected nearly 1,400 pounds of food for a Panama City food bank, Food 4 Kidz. (Air Force photo by Mary McHale)

Marchers from the Killey Center and the 601st Air Operations Center embark on a 1.1-mile Ruck March Nov. 1.The event included more than 50 volunteer marchers with food-filled rucksacks and was hosted by Combined Enlisted Association to collect food for distribution to a Panama City food bank. The initiative collected nearly 1,400 pounds of food a Panama City food bank, Food 4 Kidz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mary McHale)

Members of the Continental U.S. NORAD Region – 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) Spouses Club distribute water during a 1.1 – mile “Ruck March” Nov. 1 hosted by Combined Enlisted Association. The initiative included more than 50 volunteer marchers with food-filled rucksacks and collected almost 1,400 pounds of food for a Panama City Beach food bank, Food 4 Kidz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mary McHale)

Marchers unload their bags at the recently reopened Canadian Mess building following a 1.1-mile “Ruck March” Nov. 1 hosted by the Combined Enlisted Association. The initiative included more than 50 volunteer marchers and collected almost 1,400 pounds of food for a Panama City Beach food bank, Food 4 Kidz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mary McHale)

Master Sgt. Catherine Perez, NCO in Charge, 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) Knowledge Management division, marks the weight of the Michelle Delgado’s food-filled rucksack as Chief Master Sgt. Chris Miller of the Strategic Plans and Requirements Directorate, holds onto it. Delgado, of the 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) Operations Directorate, joined more than 50 volunteers from the Killey Center and 601st Air Operations Center for the 1.1 mile “Ruck March” Nov. 1, hosted by the Combined Enlisted Association. The initiative resulted in 1,400 pounds of food for a Panama City Beach food bank, Food 4 Kidz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mary McHale)

Chief Master Sgt. Tony Whitehead, Continental U.S. NORAD Region – 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) Command Chief, addresses participants prior to a 1.1-mile “Ruck March” Nov. 1. The chief was one of more than 50 volunteers with food-filled rucksacks from the Killey Center and 601st Air Operations Center for the 1.1 mile marching event Nov. 1, hosted by the Combined Enlisted Association. The ruck-filled-with-food initiative resulted in nearly 1,400 pounds for a Panama City Beach food bank, Food 4 Kidz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mary McHale)