403rd Wing hosts first Pilot for a Day

Jon Bryant “JB” Orso poses for a photo while touring the Keesler Fire Department during the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day event April 26, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Orso, who served as an honorary Air Force Reserve second lieutenant, is in remission after receiving treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Pilot for a Day is a community outreach program for children with a chronic or life-threatening disease or illness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
403rd Wing hosts first Pilot for a Day

Jon Bryant “JB” Orso wears firefighter equipment while touring the Keesler Fire Department during the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day event April 26, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Orso, who served as an honorary Air Force Reserve second lieutenant, is in remission after receiving treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Pilot for a Day is a community outreach program for children with a chronic or life-threatening disease or illness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
403rd Wing hosts first Pilot for a Day

Jon Bryant “JB” Orso receives a tour of an air traffic control tower simulator during the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day event April 26, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Orso, who served as an honorary Air Force Reserve second lieutenant, is in remission after receiving treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Pilot for a Day is a community outreach program for children who live with a chronic or life-threatening disease or illness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
403rd Wing hosts first Pilot for a Day

Jon Bryant “JB” Orso sits aboard a WC-130J Super Hercules during the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day event April 26, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Orso, who served as an honorary Air Force Reserve second lieutenant, is in remission after receiving treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Pilot for a Day is a community outreach program for children who live with a chronic or life-threatening disease or illness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
403rd Wing hosts first Pilot for a Day

Maj. Jerry Rutland, 403rd Wing chief pilot, escorts Jon Bryant “JB” Orso to a WC-130J Super Hercules during the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day event April 26, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Orso, who served as an honorary Air Force Reserve second lieutenant, is in remission after receiving treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Pilot for a Day is a community outreach program for children who live with a chronic or life-threatening disease or illness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
403rd Wing hosts first Pilot for a Day

Maj. Jerry Rutland, 403rd Wing chief pilot, provides a weather update to Jon Bryant “JB” Orso at base operations during the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day event April 26, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Orso, who served as an honorary Air Force Reserve second lieutenant, is in remission after receiving treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Pilot for a Day is a community outreach program for children who live with a chronic or life-threatening disease or illness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
403rd Wing hosts first Pilot for a Day

Jon Bryant “JB” Orso of Mobile, Ala., is sworn in as an honorary Air Force Reserve second lieutenant by Maj. Jerry Rutland, 403rd Wing chief pilot, at the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron building during the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day event April 26, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Orso is in remission after receiving treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Pilot for a Day is a community outreach program for children who live with a chronic or life-threatening disease or illness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res

403rd Wing hosts first Pilot for a Day

Published April 29, 2016
By Kemberly Groue
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Jon Bryant “JB” Orso poses for a photo while touring the Keesler Fire Department during the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day event April 26, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Orso, who served as an honorary Air Force Reserve second lieutenant, is in remission after receiving treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Pilot for a Day is a community outreach program for children with a chronic or life-threatening disease or illness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)