Operation Picnic 2009

Face Painter Peter Domingo decorates the arm of Kali Kasprenski, 8, during the 512th Airlift Wing picnic Aug. 1 at the Eagle's Nest picnic area. Kali is the daughter of Senior Airman Scott Kasprenski of the 512th Maintenance Squadron. More than 1,100 reservists and their families attended the biannual event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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Future recruits

Myles Murphy, 6, salutes 512th Airlift Wing Vice Commander Col. Michael T. Fitzhenry during the wing commander's call Aug. 1 at the Eagle's Nest picnic area here. Myles, son of Lt. Col. Myles Murphy, 512th Mission Support Group deputy commander, was one of almost 40 children who participated in the Galaxy Adventure. This event was hosted by the 512th AW Airman and Familiy Readiness office. Children received a base tour and participated in the commanders call where they were Colonel Fitzhenry gave them a coin in front of the wing. Colonel Fitzhenry is commanding the Liberty Wing for Col. Randal L. Bright, 512th AW commander, who is deployed to Southwest Asia. After the commanders call, the wing then held is biannual picnic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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Commanders Call

Col. Michael T. Fitzhenry, 512th Airlift Wing vice commander, addresses the wing during his first commanders call Aug. 1. The colonel is commanding the wing while 512th AW Commander Col. Randal L. Bright is deployed to Southwest Asia. After the commanders call the wing hosted its biannual picnic at the Eagle Nest picnic area. More than 1,000 wing members and their families attended the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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Key family members

Amy Bright, wife of 512th Airlift Wing Commander Col. Randal L. Bright, addressed more than 1,200 reservists and their families at the wing commanders call Aug. 1 at the Eagle's Nest picnic area. She gave the audience an update on her husband who is deployed to Southwest Asia and reminded reservists and their spouses about available family support services. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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Exceeding the average

Col. Michael T. Fitzhenry, 512th Airlift Wing vice commander, presents Senior Master Sgt. Randall Anderson, chief of 512th Education and Training, with a certificate of recognition during the commanders call Aug. 1 here. Sergeant Anderson was recognized for outstanding achievement for exceeding the Air Force Reserve Command average of 2.4 percent in 2008 for the number of enlisted wing members receiving the Community College of the Air Force associates degree in applied science. The wing's graduation average was 4.7 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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Picnic fare

Senior Airman Juan Tristan, 512th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Karla Rust, 712th AMXS, prepare food for the 512th Airlift Wing picnic Aug. 1 at the Eagle's Nest picnic area. More than 1,100 reservists and their families attended the biannual picnic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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Operation Picnic 2009

Senior Master Sgt. Rachael Gonesh, right, and Christine Kubik, executive director for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee for Delaware, hand out ESGR information at the 512th Airlift Wing biannual picnic Aug. 1. ESGR is a Department of Defense organization that seeks to promote a culture in which all American employers support and value the military service of their employees. More than 1,100 wing members and their families attended the event at the Eagle's Nest picnic area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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Operation Picnic 2009

Staff Sgt. Steve Lewis, right, and fellow Lyric Drive band member Ted Stewart perform for an audience of 1,100 reservists and their families at the 512th Airlift Wing picnic Aug. 1 at the Eagle Nest picnic area here. The cover band performs monthly throughout Delaware and Pensylvania. Sergeant Lewis is a member of the 512th Airlift Wing Public Affairs office. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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Bingo!

Senior Master Sgt. Janet Hawkins, 512th Maintenance Operations Flight, plays a round of bingo at the 512th Airlift Wing bi-annual picnic Aug. 1 at the Eagle's Nest picnic area on Dover Air Force Base. More than 1,200 reservists and their families attended the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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Clowning around

Snippy Doodles, right, and Tiddles make balloons during their magic show at the Eagle's Nest picnic area Aug. 1 as part of the 512th Airlift Wing's bi-annual picnic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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Family time

Tech. Sgt. Jessical Hamilton, 512th Maintenance Operations Flight, spends time with her sons, Cody, 1, and Colton, 3, during the 512th Airlift Wing bi-annual picnic Aug. 1. More than 1,200 reservists and their families attended the event, which was held at the Eagle's Nest Picnic Area on Dover Air Force Base. The next wing picnic is scheduled for the summer of 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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Balloon art

Snippy Doodles the clown makes a car out of balloons for Alex Kaehler, 4, at the 512th Airlift Wing bi-annual picnic Aug. 1 held at the Eagle's Nest Picnic Area. Alex is the son of Master Sgt. Robert Kaehler, a loadmaster with the Air Force Reserve's 326th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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Operation Picnic: Liberty Wing hosts biannual event for reservists, families

Published Aug. 2, 2009

Operation Picnic 2009

Future recruits

Commanders Call

Key family members

Exceeding the average

Picnic fare

Operation Picnic 2009

Operation Picnic 2009

Bingo!

Clowning around

Family time

Balloon art