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Honorary 2nd Lt. Charles “Payton” Burge listens over his headset to Lt. Col. Sean Cross, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron deputy director of operations, during the Pilot for a Day program Dec. 19, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The 403rd Wing collaborated with Make A Wish Mississippi who selects the children who will participate in the program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carranza)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Honorary 2nd Lt. Charles “Payton” Burge (center) poses for a photo with family and Airmen of the base fire department, during the Pilot for a Day program Dec. 19, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The 403rd Wing collaborated with Make A Wish Mississippi who selects the children who will participate in the Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Honorary 2nd Lt. Charles “Payton” Burge had the opportunity to ride in the base fire department’s P-19 Crash Truck, during the Pilot for a Day program Dec. 19, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The 403rd Wing collaborated with Make A Wish Mississippi who selects the children who will participate in the Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Lt. Col. Sean Cross, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron deputy director of operations, demonstrates how a dropsonde works to honorary 2nd Lt. Charles “Payton” Burge, during the Pilot for a Day program Dec. 19, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The 403rd Wing collaborated with Make A Wish Mississippi who selects the children who will participate in the Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Jon Bryant “JB” Orso of the Mobile, Alabama, area became the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 26, 2016. In addition to getting a taxi ride on a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft he also got to ride in a Keesler AFB fire truck. The purpose of the Pilot for a Day program is to reach out to the community by providing activities to children who live with a chronic or life-threatening disease or illness. Orso is in remission after receiving treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Jon Bryant “JB” Orso of the Mobile, Alabama, area became the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 26, 2016. Orso experienced a commissioning ceremony, received an aircrew flight suit, was taxied aboard a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft, and toured the 81st Training Wing’s air traffic control tower and fire department. The purpose of the Pilot for a Day program is to reach out to the community by providing activities to children who live with a chronic or life-threatening disease or illness. Orso is in remission after receiving treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Jon Bryant “JB” Orso of the Mobile, Alabama, area became the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 26, 2016. Orso sits in on his first mission brief before his taxi ride in a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The purpose of the Pilot for a Day program is to reach out to the community by providing activities to children who live with a chronic or life-threatening disease or illness. Orso is in remission after receiving treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Jon Bryant “JB” Orso of the Mobile, Alabama, area became the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 26, 2016. The purpose of the Pilot for a Day program is to reach out to the community by providing activities to children who live with a chronic or life-threatening disease or illness. Orso is in remission after receiving treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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