By Senior Airman Eugene Oliver and Airman 1st Class Jennifer Zima, 501st Combat Support Wing / Published February 25, 2020
501st Combat Support Wing annual awards winners, pose for a photo with leadership from the 501st CSW, following the 2019 501st CSW annual awards ceremony, at RAF Alconbury, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st CSW family came together to celebrate the Pathfinders that went above and beyond in the year of 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)
501st Combat Support Wing annual awards nominees and guests pose for a group photo at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Award nominees and guests attended the museum to learn more about Pathfinder heritage in honor of the Year of the Pathfinder 2020 initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Zima)
Col. Kurt Wendt, second from right, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, speaks with nominees for the 501st Combat Support Wing annual awards ceremony, at RAF Alconbury, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st CSW family came together to celebrate the Pathfinders that went above and beyond in the year of 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)
Master Sgt. Daniel Strackbein, left, 423d Security Forces Squadron first sergeant, and MSgt Justin Sindelair, 422d Air Base Group first sergeant, read World War Two era newspapers, during the 2019 501st Combat Support Wing annual awards ceremony, at RAF Alconbury, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st CSW family came together to celebrate the Pathfinders that went above and beyond in the year of 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)
World War Two memorabilia, rests in a case during the 501st Combat Support Wing annual awards ceremony, at RAF Alconbury, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st CSW family came together to celebrate the Pathfinders that went above and beyond in the year of 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)
An Ice Sculpture celebrating the 501st Combat Support Wing Year of the Pathfinder, rests on a table, during the 501st CSW annual awards ceremony, at RAF Alconbury, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st CSW family came together to celebrate the Pathfinders that went above and beyond in the year of 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)
Jim Blackwood, events coordinator, holds a poster about safe practice bomb handling at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Award nominees and guests attended the museum to learn more about Pathfinder heritage in honor of the Year of the Pathfinder 2020 initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Zima)
Jim Blackwood, events coordinator, leads a history tour at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Award nominees and guests attended the museum to learn more about Pathfinder heritage in honor of the Year of the Pathfinder 2020 initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Zima)