Col. Frank Detorie, commander of the 103rd Airlift Wing, greets Capt. Rachel Leimbach, a navigator assigned to the 139th Airlift Squadron, moments before the launch of the first locally-generated sortie aboard a C-130H Hercules aircraft Dec. 19, 2013, at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. The aircrew was comprised of Airmen from the Connecticut Air National Guard, the New York Air National Guard and the U.S.A.F. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Bryon Turner)