WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Chief Master Sgt. Brian Fowle, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, visits with veteran Wesley Shaffer at the Dayton VA Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 3, 2011. 445th Airmen attend the annual Christmas party and provide gifts and companionship to local VA residents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Caskey)