Nellis Honors Fallen Airmen

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Lt. Col. Javier Casanova, Air Force Special Operations Command, pays his final respects to 1st Lt. Joel Gentz, 25, a combat rescue officer assigned to the 58th Rescue Squadron; and Staff Sgt. David Smith, 26, a helicopter flight engineer assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron during a memorial ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base June 18. The two were among four Airmen killed and three wounded when an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crashed during a medevac mission in southeastern Afghanistan June 9. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Lawrence Crespo)

Nellis Honors Fallen Airmen

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The Nellis Honor Guard performs a 21 gun salute during a memorial service for 1st Lt. Joel Gentz, 25, a combat rescue officer assigned to the 58th Rescue Squadron; and Staff Sgt. David Smith, 26, a helicopter flight engineer assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron during a memorial ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base June 18. The two were among four Airmen killed and three wounded when an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crashed during a medevac mission in southeastern Afghanistan June 9. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Lawrence Crespo)

Nellis Honors Fallen Airmen

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Follow U.S. Air Force pararescuemen pay their final respects to 1st Lt. Joel Gentz, 25, a combat rescue officer assigned to the 58th Rescue Squadron; and Staff Sgt. David Smith, 26, a helicopter flight engineer assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron during a memorial ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base June 18. The two were among four Airmen killed and three wounded when an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crashed during a medevac mission in southeastern Afghanistan June 9. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Lawrence Crespo)

Nellis Honors Fallen Airmen

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The official party enters a memorial ceremony for 1st Lt. Joel Gentz, 25, a combat rescue officer assigned to the 58th Rescue Squadron; and Staff Sgt. David Smith, 26, a helicopter flight engineer assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base June 18. The two were among four Airmen killed and three wounded when an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crashed during a medevac mission in southeastern Afghanistan June 9. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Lawrence Crespo)

All-Star Airman

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Staff Sgt. Marico Gray a 4 time All-Air Force, All-Armed Forces basketball team member from the 99th Contracting Squadron demonstrates some of the moves he uses on the basketball court while representing the U.S. Air Force.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

All-Star Airman

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Staff Sgt. Marico Gray a 4 time All-Air Force, All-Armed Forces basketball team member from the 99th Contracting Squadron demonstrates some of the moves he uses on the basketball court while representing the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)