Armenia

Members of the 149th Civil Engineer Squadron erect an interior wall for an office in the Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) building, on the grounds of the Military Central Hospital in Yerevan, Armenia. The Texas Air National Guard civil engineers deployed from San Antonio, Texas, to Yerevan to work on security cooperation initiatives and humanitarian assistance projects during the first two weeks of August 2009. The EMEDS building will accommodate medical equipment, supplies, tents and personnel to facilitate Armenian response to natural disasters and wartime contingencies. (Texas Military Forces photo by Tech. Sgt. Rene Castillo)

Armenia

Staff Sgt Kimberly Cambell removes old paint from the walls at Shengavit's Region No. 301 Nursery, day care for children ages 18 months to six years, in Yerevan, Armenia. Cambell was one of 44 members of the 149th Civil Engineer Squadron to deploy from San Antonio, Texas, to Yerevan to work on security cooperation and humanitarian assistance projects there during the first two weeks of August 2009. (Texas Military Forces photo by Tech. Sgt. Rene Castillo)

Familiy Day

A young family member scores a pie in the face of a volunteer recipient at the 273rd Information Operations Squadron Family Day. (Texas Military Forces photo by 2nd Lt. Jorge Rios-Feliu)

The 149th Fighter Wing welcomes it's newest Chief

John D. Mead (right) stands along side 2nd Lt. Seth Ehrlich after being promoted to Chief Master Sergeant on August 8, 2009. A former Staff Sgt. with the Texas Air National Guard, Lt. Ehrlich worked for Chief Mead in the Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) flight within the 149th Fighter Wing, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Ehrlich received an Air Force commission after graduating from Texas A&M University, and is currently undergoing flight training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Wilson)(RELEASED)

Water Survival Training at Canyon Lake

Lt. Col. Michael "Bones" McCoy (right), an F-16 pilot assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, guides an aerial rescue basket to other members. Col. McCoy underwent water survival training as part of an annual training requirement at Canyon Lake, Texas, July 11, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Robert Shelley)

Water Survival Training at Canyon Lake

Maj Michael Meylor, an F-16 pilot assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, gives thumbs up for extraction to the crew of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a water survival training exercise at Canyon Lake, Texas, July 11, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Robert Shelley)