The President visits Madison

President Barack Obama shakes the hands of service members at Truax Field, Madison, Wisc., October 4, 2012. The President visted the base prior to speaking at Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Ashley Bell)

The President visits Madison

President Barack Obama shakes the hands of service members at Truax Field, Madison, Wisc., October 4, 2012. The President visted the base prior to speaking at Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Ashley Bell)

The President visits Madison

Official vehicles for President Barack Obama's convoy await the President's arrival at Truax Field, Madison, Wisc., October 4, 2012. The President visted the base prior to speaking at Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Ashley Bell)

The President visits Madison

Colonel Patrick Volk (left), Vice Wing Commander, and Colonel Jeffrey Wiegand (right), Wing Commander of the 115th Fighter Wing, wait for the arrival of Air Force One at Truax Field, Madison, Wisc., October 4, 2012. The President visted the base prior to speaking at Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Ashley Bell)

Denton Program donation

Carol and Bob Dombroski from the Madison Breakfast Rotary in Madison, Wis.(left), and Chuck and Peg MacCarthy with the Good News Project in Wausau, Wis. pose with logistics and travel management specialists of the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wis. The Wisconsin National Guard Airmen joined forces with the pilots and crew of a C-130J from the 317th Airlift Group, Dias Air Force Base, Texas, to provide transportation of humanitarian supplies and equipment donated by both volunteer organizations. The donated supplies included educational materials for Afghanistan elementary schools, and Medical supplies for clinics in the Commonwealth of Dominica.

115th FW Airmen show readiness

Airmen train to deploy during the Operational Readiness Inspection at Truax Field in Madison, Wis., June 14. As part of the ORI, the 115th Fighter Wing was evaluated on command and control, deployment processing, employment readiness, information operations and force protection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Roth) (Released)