USAFA band returns
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Master Sgt. Karl Bradley, part of Wild Blue Country, gets a warm welcome from his daughter June 2, 2011, at the Colorado Springs airport. Sergeant Bradley and the rest of Wild Blue Country, part of the U.S. Air Force Academy Band stationed at Peterson AFB, returned from a mission with the Air Force Central Command Band. As part of the AFCENT band, Wild Blue Country traveled to Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Bahrain, Iraq, Afghanistan and Qatar performing concerts focusing on troop morale and international community relations. Returning band members also included Senior Master Sgt. Jerome Oddo, Master Sgt. Janusz Masztalerz, and Tech. Sgts. Stephen Brannen, Tim Stombaugh and Jeff Valentine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Craig Denton)