Air Force Week in LA

The Pineda Children from Baldwin Park California sit on the tail ramp of a C17 Globemaster III during Wings Over Long Beach at the Long Beach Airport, November 15, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Smith)

Air Force Week in LA

U.S. Air Force Captain Jarred Prier an Electronic Warfare Officer with the 23d Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota talks to visitors in the bomb bay of an B52H bomber during Wings Over Long Beach at the Long Beach Airport, November 15, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Smith)

Air Force Week in LA

A young girl dances to the beat of the Air National Guard's Band of the Southwest at the Air Force Expo, Nov. 15. The Expo is one of many activities planned in Southern California during Air Force Week, Nov. 14-21. (Photo by SSgt Gallardo)

Ceremony salutes LA's long association with Air Force

Air Force Academy Cadet 3rd Class Jeremiah Baxter, holding falcon named Banshee, chats with actor Rick Schroder Nov. 14, following a ceremony in Hollywood, Calif., that kicked off Air Force Week Los Angeles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Matt Proietti)

Air Force Expo in Hollywood

A man dressed as a Star Wars Storm Trooper walks by as Los Angeles residents and tourists play a flight video game off the U.S. Air Force's 80-foot-long tour van called, “Do Something Amazing,” during the Air Force Expo at Hollywood and Highland Boulevard in Los Angeles on Nov. 14. Air Force Week Los Angeles runs until Nov. 21 and has events throughout the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)

Air Force Expo in Hollywood

Los Angeles residents and tourists play a flight video game off the U.S. Air Force's 80-foot-long tour van called, “Do Something Amazing,” during the Air Force Expo at Hollywood and Highland Boulevard in Los Angeles on Nov. 14. Air Force Week Los Angeles runs until Nov. 21 and has events throughout the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)