Air operations leaders converge at Keesler
From left, Chief Master Sgts. Bruce Lee and Robert Lewis, Capt. Brooke Kelly and Senior Master Sgt. JohnThornton listen to a briefing on the first day of the Air Force’s 2011 Airfield Operations Worldwide Conference at the Bay Breeze Event Center. Chief Lee is with the South Dakota Air National Guard, Chief Lewis and Captain Kelly are fromTravis Air Force Base, Calif., and Sergeant Thornton is fromTinker AFB, Okla. The conference, which ends Friday, brings together about 500 air traffic control and airfield management leaders from Air Force bases around the globe. Col. Rafael Quezada, airfield operations officer career field manager at the Pentagon, and Brig. Gen. Andrew Mueller, 81st Training, welcomed the 500 attendees. The 334th Training Squadron hosted the conference. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)