Making waves at Air Force Week

COCOA BEACH, Fla. - A young beach goer greets a U.S. Air Force pararescumen or PJ, after he and his team finish performing an astronaut rescue demonstration during Air Force Week Oct. 29. The 920th Rescue Wing was one of many Air Force Week performances during the weeklong celebration of everything Air Force Oct. 26 - 31, 2010. The endless summer sanctuary that is Cocoa Beach was the staging spot for Air Force Week 2010, a culmination of recruiting magnificence that happens only twice a year at select locations. The first was in New York City earlier this year. More important than attracting new blood, top Air Force leadership were here honoring the accomplishments and sacrifices of all American. With well over 35,000 Airmen currently deployed across the globe in support of contingency operations, the theme of this Air Force Week is Honoring Hometown Heroes. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)