2008 Year in Review
2008 Year in review photo key Row 1: 1) Jan. through March 2008—Preparation for the 2008 Operational Readiness Inspection— 94th AW Airmen practice chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive (CBRNE) survival skills in preparation for the 2008 ORI. 2) Feb 2008—Center spread for African-American History Month listing the milestone achievements of African-Americans in aviation. 3) April 2008—Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets goggle-up for C-130 orientation flight. 4) April 2008—ROTC Cadet Charlton Freeman ensures the correct number of students is accounted for during the JROTC orientation flight event at Dobbins ARB. Row 2: 1) June 2008—A World War II veteran gives a salute of respect during the 2008 celebration of the June 6 Allied Invasion of Normandy. 2) June 2008—Town elders provide a ceremonial entrance with French Flags for people attending a memorial service at the Brittany American Cemetery at St. James, France. The 700th Airlift Squadron participated in the re-enactment of the D-Day Invasion in France. 3) July 2008—An Explosive Ordnance Disposal Reservist demonstrates EOD robot capabilities during a tour for employers of Dobbins reservists during Employers’ Day. 4) July 2008—A 94th Security Forces Squadron member lectures on the equipment used by security forces specialists. Row 3: 1) July 2008—ORI participants reference the Airman’s Manual for an evaluator. 2) September 2008—Tree planting ceremony honoring military members who are and were in Prisoners of War/Missing in Action status. 3) September 2008—Col. Heath Nuckolls, 94th AW commander, and retired Lt. Col. James Williams, Vietnam veteran and former POW celebrate the plaque dedicated to Vietnam War veterans in Prisoners of War/Missing in Action status at the POW/MIA Memorial Park at Dobbins. 4) September 2008—A plaque is dedicated during the 2008 POW/MIA ceremony by the World War II 459th Bombardment Group H Association, in memory of