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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Don Richey, acting commander of the 910th Operation Group, administers the oath of office swearing in 10-year-old Hunter Crites of Austintown, Ohio as an honorary second lieutenant here June 22. Hunter was selected by Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley to be honored as a pilot for a day. He is being treated for Cerebral Palsy. Hunter was taxied aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft and given a special tour of the installation. The 910th Airlift Wing pilot for a day program began in 2000 to help bring a ray of sunshine into the lives of children being treated for chronic or life threatening conditions. U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Brent J. Davis

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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- Air Force Reserve Capt. George Lenahan, a command pilot with the 910th Airlift Wing, talks with 10-year old Hunter Crites about flying a C-130 airplane here June 22. Hunter was selected by Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley to be honored as a pilot for a day. He is being treated for Cerebral Palsy. Hunter was taxied aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft and given a special tour of the installation. The 910th Airlift Wing pilot for a day program began in 2000 to help bring a ray of sunshine into the lives of children being treated for chronic or life threatening conditions. U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Brent J. Davis

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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Cindy Cox, a life support equipment craftsman with the 910th Airlift Wing helps 10-year-old Hunter Crites of Austintown, Ohio fit snugly inside a floatation device as part of a tour here June 22. Hunter was selected by Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley to be honored as a pilot for a day. He is being treated for Cerebral Palsy. Hunter was sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant, taxied aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft and given a special tour of the installation. The 910th Airlift Wing pilot for a day program began in 2000 to help bring a ray of sunshine into the lives of children being treated for chronic or life threatening conditions. U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Brent J. Davis

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Local boy becomes pilot for a day

Published June 23, 2012
By Maj. Brent J. Davis
910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- Ten-year-old Hunter Crites of Austintown, Ohio captured the hearts of those around him here June 22 as he spent six hours as the latest 910th Airlift Wing Pilot for a Day. Hunter, who was selected by Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley to be honored as the a pilot for a day in the program's 13th year was initially sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant to kicj off the program. He was taxied aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft and given a special tour of the installation. The 910th Airlift Wing pilot for a day program began in 2000 to help bring a ray of sunshine into the lives of children being treated for chronic or life threatening conditions. "I love being a pilot!," said Hunter.