KOREA
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Vernon Young Jr. ()

Col. Joshua Wood, 51st Fighter Wing commander, stands with fire fighters assigned to the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron before climbing 110 flights of stairs during a 20th Anniversary 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 11, 2021. Immediately after the ceremony, 51st CES fire fighters climbed 10 flights of stairs, 11 times in honor of a fallen first responder.

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