A family tradition

Ashton Rubio, son of Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, and his wife Megan, starts his first year at the U.S. Air Force Academy and is scheduled to graduate in the class of 2025. He graduated from Ocean Springs High School, Ocean Springs, Miss., in the Spring of 2021 and was the captain of the lacrosse team and the drum major for the band. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)