Civic leaders exercise April 10 with members of the Air Force during an orientation "boot camp" at Travis Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt Meredith Mingledorff)
Col. John Lipinski, 615th Contingency Response Wing commander, demonstrates proper customs and courtesies for area civic leaders during a retreat ceremony at the Paul P. Ramoneda Airman Leadership School. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Meredith Mingledorff)
Kaye Draisin, honorary commander for the 60th Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutic Squadron at David Grant USAF Medical Center, completes a series of push-ups during the first ever Honorary Commander's Boot Camp. The boot camp idea came from the civic leaders as a way to better understand their military counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Meredith Mingledorff)
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Honorary commanders received lessons in Air Force history, dress and appearance, and customs and courtesies from staff members at the Paul Ramoneda Airman Leadership School. These civic leaders were invited out to an orientation "boot camp" at Travis Air Force Base, April 10. (U.S. Air Force photo Tech. Sgt. Meredith Mingledorff)