TMO enters peak season

The Traffic Management Office enters its peak season at the end of April which continues until late August or early September. During that time, TMO suggests customers schedule the pick-up date for their belongings at least three or four weeks in advance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)

Capt. Steel memorial

Shaw Air Force Base Honor Guard members finish performing a 3-volley rifle salute during a memorial held for Capt. James Steel, 77th Fighter Squadron pilot, in Hangar 1200 at Shaw AFB, S.C., April 30, 2013. More than 450 people attended the memorial. Steel passed away when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed in Afghanistan April 3, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)

Capt. Steel memorial

Family members, friends, co-workers mourn for Capt. James Steel, 77th Fighter Squadron pilot, during his memorial in Hangar 1200 at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 30, 2013. More than 450 people attended the memorial. Steel passed away when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed in Afghanistan April 3, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)

Capt. Steel memorial

Family members, friends, co-workers mourn for Capt. James Steel, 77th Fighter Squadron pilot, during his memorial in Hangar 1200 at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 30, 2013. More than 450 people attended the memorial. Steel passed away when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed in Afghanistan April 3, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)

Shaw welcomes home 77th FS from Afghanistan

Komiya Johnson, the mother of Airman 1st Class Tyrek Johnson, 77th Fighter Squadron weapons crewman, and other members of his family cry as the plane with members of the 77th FS lands at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 25, 2013. Johnson and approximately 100 other Airmen from the squadron were returning after a six month deployment to Afghanistan. About 400 family members and friends welcomed the members of the squadron home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)

Volunteer breakfast

U.S. Air Force Col. Lance Kildron, 20th Fighter Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Suzanne Talbert, 20th Mission Support Group superintendent, present the certificate for volunteer excellence to Larry Huff, 20th Medical Support Squadron American Red Cross station chairman, at Carolina Skies Club and Conference Center, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 22, 2013. The 20th FW hosted the breakfast to recognize volunteers for their selfless acts in volunteering. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)

SMSgt Larsen gay rights

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Larson, Detachment 1, 31st Intelligence Squadron superintendent and U.S. Air Forces Central Tactics and Adversary Studies Element Chief, and her wife Kim Marley in Sandy Hook, N.J., May 14, 2011. Larson and Marley married as a same sex couple in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy Photo)

SMSgt Larsen gay rights

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Larson, Detachment 1, 31st Intelligence Squadron superintendent and U.S. Air Forces Central Tactics and Adversary Studies Element Chief, and her wife Kim Marley, hold hands at Memorial Lake, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 22, 2013. Larson and Marley have been legally married for about a year and a half. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)

April: honoring the sacrifices of military children

Dejsha Tatum sees her mother, U.S. Army Maj. Laura Byrd, Third Army/U.S. Army Central research analyst, for the first time in eight months when Byrd surprises her at the Sumter Christian School, S.C., April 16, 2013. Members of the school and Third Army/ARCENT helped Byrd arrange the surprise of her return from deployment to Kuwait. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)

weapons load competition

U.S. Air Force Col. Helen Brasher, 20th Maintenance Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Bomar, 20th MXG wing weapons manager, present Staff Sgt. Richard Randall, 55th Aircraft Maintenance Unit ?Shooters,? weapons load crew chief, Senior Airman Jacob Gibbons, 55th AMU ?Shooters,? weapons load crew member, and Senior Airman Dylan Haddock, 55th AMU ?Shooters,? weapons load crew member, winners of the Weapons Load Competition of the Quarter certificates at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 12, 2013. The 55th AMU ?Shooters? and 79th AMU ?Tigers? competed against one another during the Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)

weapons load competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Yen Do, 79th Aircraft Maintenance Unit ?Tigers,? weapons load crew member, ensures that an Air Intercept Missile-9LM is properly attached to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 12, 2013. The 55th AMU ?Shooters? and 79th AMU ?Tigers? competed against one another during the Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)

weapons load competition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Yen Do, 79th Aircraft Maintenance Unit ?Tigers,? weapons load crew member, applies break-free lubricant to the impulse cartridges retainers at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 12, 2013. The 55th AMU ?Shooters? and 79th AMU ?Tigers? competed against one another during the Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)