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Luke ConduCts 24-hour Pow/miA run
U.S. Air Force photos by Airman Rebecca Wagner
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing carry a POW/MIA flag and squadron guidons while running laps during the 24-hour POW/ MIA remembrance run, Sept. 18, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The event honors prisoners of war and those missing in action, ensuring their sacrifice is never forgotten. Runners kept the POW/MIA flag moving for a full day to show America’s resolve to bring every service member home.
RIGHT: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ricardo Brown (left), 56th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron community health noncommissioned officer in charge, and Airman 1st Class Thomas Gordon (right), 310th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, walk side-by-side during the overnight por- tion of the 24-hour POW/MIA remembrance run, Sept. 18, 2025, at Luke
Air Force Base, Arizona. Brown and Gordon participated in the run for the entire 24-hour period. At the end of the run both Airmen were recognized for their dedication through the presentation of a coin; they exemplify the spirit of resilience and warrior ethos that is the standard.
LEFT: Members of the Luke Air Force Base Honor Guard stand in forma- tion during the closing ceremony of the 24-hour POW/MIA remembrance run, Sept. 18, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The ceremony paid tribute to fallen and unaccounted service members from all branches of the U.S. military. The run united base personnel and area residents in a continuous relay; each exchange of the flag represented collective determination to honor the fallen and missing.
LEFT: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ricardo Brown, 56th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron community health noncommis- sioned officer in charge, carries the POW/MIA flag during the 24- hour remembrance run, Sept. 18, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Ar- izona. Brown participated in the run for the entire 24-hour period. The ceaseless motion embodied the nation’s enduring mission
to account for all who have yet to return; Brown exemplifies the spirit of resilience and warrior ethos that is the standard.
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