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Col. James Dignan (right), 910th Airlift Wing commander, completes honorary enlistment paperwork with 12-year-old Celina Dennis of Poland, Ohio, here, May 6, 2015. Dennis was selected as the 910th Airlift Wing’s 61st Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary 2nd Lt. and treated to a day of military-themed activities here. Pilots for a Day are local children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses selected by Akron Children’s Hospital Boardman campus. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White

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Twelve-year-old Celina Dennis (not shown) of Poland, Ohio, sits in the flight deck of a C-130H Hercules aircraft as it taxis here, May 6, 2015. Dennis was selected as the 910th Airlift Wing’s 61st Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary 2nd Lt. and treated to a day of military-themed activities here. Pilots for a Day are local children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses selected by Akron Children’s Hospital Boardman campus. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

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Master Sgt. Don McCormick, an aircrew life equipment craftsman with the 910th Airlift Wing, shows 12-year-old Celina Dennis of Poland, Ohio, how he inspects parachutes for defects here, May 6, 2015. Dennis was selected as the 910th Airlift Wing’s 61st Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary 2nd Lt. and treated to a day of military-themed activities here. Pilots for a Day are local children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses selected by Akron Children’s Hospital Boardman campus. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

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Twelve-year-old Celina Dennis (center) of Poland, Ohio, poses with the aircrew of a C-130H Hercules aircraft here, May 6, 2015. Aircrew members from left to right are Tech. Sgt. Ken Filewich, 757th Airlift Squadron (AS) flight engineer; Capt. Steve Miller, 757AS pilot; 1st Lt. Jordan Criswell, 757AS pilot; Master Sgt. Jade Foley, 757AS loadmaster and Lt. Col. Roark Endlich, aircraft commander. Dennis was selected as the 910th Airlift Wing’s 61st Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary 2nd Lt. and treated to a day of military-themed activities here. Pilots for a Day are local children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses selected by Akron Children’s Hospital Boardman campus. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White

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Carri Pullium (left) mother of twelve-year-old Celina Dennis (center), and Dale Pullium, Celina's grandfather, pin 2nd Lt. rank on her flight suit after she was sworn in as an honorary 2nd Lt. here, May 6, 2015. Dennis was selected as the 910th Airlift Wing’s 61st Pilot for a Day and treated to a day of military-themed activities here. Pilots for a Day are local children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses selected by Akron Children’s Hospital Boardman campus. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

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Staff Sgt. Adam Tyjeski, a fireteam member with the 910th Security Forces Squadron, takes 12-year-old Celina Dennis of Poland, Ohio, for a ride in his cruiser here, May 6, 2015. Dennis was selected as the 910th Airlift Wing’s 61st Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary 2nd Lt. and treated to a day of military-themed activities here. Pilots for a Day are local children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses selected by Akron Children’s Hospital Boardman campus. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

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Poland girl is Pilot for a Day

Published May 11, 2015
By Eric M. White
910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- Col. James Dignan (right), 910th Airlift Wing commander, completes honorary enlistment paperwork with 12-year-old Celina Dennis of Poland, Ohio, here, May 6, 2015. Dennis was selected as the 910th Airlift Wing’s 61st Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary 2nd Lt. and treated to a day of military-themed activities here. Pilots for a Day are local children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses selected by Akron Children’s Hospital Boardman campus. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White