Members from Team McConnell carry the POW/MIA flag on the McConnell Memorial Walk Sept. 18, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The relay event lasted 10 hours while Airmen volunteered to trade-off the flag during 30 minute intervals in honor of POW/MIA veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

Iras, 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dogs, receives the meritorious service medal from Maj. John Farmer, 22nd SFS commander, during a MWD retirement ceremony Sept. 13, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Iras received the medal in recognition of his services as a narcotics detection dog for 21 dog years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

Team McConnell remembered the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, with a Patriot Day ceremony, Sept. 11, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The ceremony paid special tribute to the victims and families of those lost in New York, Pennsylvania and in the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jenna K. Caldwell)

The crowd waves to members of Greg Shelton Airshows as a T-33 Shooting Star takes off during the Frontiers in Flight Open House and Air Show Sept. 9, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. An estimated 110,000 guests visited the base over the weekend to experience what Team McConnell and the Air Force brings to the fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

A solar powered portable radio system, designed by the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Plans and Programs innovation team sits outside, August 27, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The system contains a Harris 117F radio system, direct current to alternating current converter and a 12-volt 150-amp hours battery—commonly found in solar-based homes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jenna K. Caldwell)

The McConnell Air Force Base Honor Guard presents the colors during the opening ceremony for the Frontiers in Flight Open House and Airshow Sept. 8, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The base’s Honor Guard team performs ceremonial drill regularly in marching parades, public events and funerals. The Airmen are required to complete more than 65 hours of training on the ceremonial sequences. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)