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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio — Air Force Reserve Honorary 2nd Lt. Darian Hammond, Pilot for a Day, checks out a camoflauge paint kit and a survival hat given to her by the 757th Airlift Squadron Life Support section here as Capt. Brent Davis, 910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Officer looks on. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.
YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio — Darian Hammond, 9, takes the oath commissioning her as an honorary second leiutenant from Col. Karl McGregor, commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, at the Wing Headquarters building here, as part of the unit's Pilot for a Day program. She was diagnosed with leukemia in 2006 and is the 30th child to particpate in the outreach program that provides a base tour and orientation for children who have life-threatening or chronic illnesses. Local media was on hand to capture the ceremony that started the day-long program actvities. U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.
YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio — Air Force Reserve Honorary 2nd Lt. Darian Hammond, strapped into the navigator's chair of a C-130 assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing looks back as she talks with aircraft commander, Capt. Michele Mollise (right) in preparation for a high-speed taxi as part of the 910th's Pilot for a Day program activities held here. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.
YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio — Air Force Reserve Honorary 2nd Lt. Darian Hammond stands in front of a C-130 on the flight line as part of her base orientation during the 30th Pilot for a Day program event held here. Pictured with Lieutenant Hammond are her mother, Shaquita Hammond (left) and Carole Wehmeyer of Akron's Children's Hospital. Lieutenant Hammond is undergoing treatment for leukemia at the hospital's annex at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.
YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio — Air Force Reserve Honorary 2nd Lt. Darian Hammond operates a fire hose with the help of Kevin Brichetto, a firefighter assigned to the 910th Civil Engineer Fire Department, as part of activities for the 910th Airlift Wing's 30th Pilot for a Day program event held here. U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.
YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio — Air Force Reserve Honorary 2nd Lt. Darian Hammond, the 910th Airlift Wing's Pilot for a Day, talks on a field phone to a member of the 910th Security Forces Squadron in the SFS building during her base visit here. She is the 30th child to particpate in the outreach program that provides a tour and orientation for children who have life-threatening or chronic illnesses. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.