Boba Fett, a bounty hunter with the 5O1st Legion, greets children attending the 2013 Offutt Appreciation Day Picnic at the Base Lake on May 31, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The 5O1st is comprised of volunteers that make special guest appearances all over the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released)
Rick Spurgin and the Out of the Fire Band, a Council Bluffs, Iowa, based rock band, performs at the annual Offutt Appreciations Day Picnic at the Base Lake on May 31, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The band played many classic rock tunes to a crowd of thousands of people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released)
Three-year-old Taylor Barner, son of Trent Barner, a retired U.S. Navy service member, goes for a pony ride while attending the 2013 Offutt Appreciation Day Picnic held at the Base Lake on May 31, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Thousands of Offutt Airman, DoD employees and their dependents had an afternoon filled with free food and entertainment courtesy of the Offutt Advisory Council. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released)
Siblings Sal and Julieta Chavez, children of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sal Chavez, U.S. Strategic Command, go for a spin on the G-Force ride at the Base Lake during the annual Appreciation Day Picnic on May 31, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. In addition to the G-Force ride, the Offutt Advisory Council had a rock wall, pony rides, face painting and several large bounce houses for the children to enjoy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Dan Carlson, 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron, holds his two-year-old daughter Julianna as they take a closer look at a black headed python courtesy of Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo during the 2013 Offutt Appreciation Day Picnic held at the Base Lake, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Hundreds of military families from both the 55th Wing and its tenant units came to the Base Lake to enjoy an afternoon of free entertainment and food courtesy of the Offutt Advisory Council. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released)
Eight-year-old Georgia Earnest, daughter of retired Air Force Edward Earnest, sits with her friends at one of the numerous face painting booths during the annual Offutt Appreciation Day Picnic held at the Base Lake on May 31, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The annual picnic is put on for Team Offutt members by the Offutt Advisory Council. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cheryl Hunter, Air Force Weather Agency, hits the ball over the net to Anthony, Nebraska State Patrol, while attending the Offutt Advisory Council’s Appreciation Day Picnic at the Base Lake on May 31, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Thousands of people from Team Offutt gathered at the lake for an afternoon of free food and entertainment courtesy of the Offutt Advisory Council. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released)
Children rush the yellow line eager to answer trivia questions in exchange for prizes during the 2013 Offutt Appreciation Day Picnic held at the Base Lake on May 31, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The larger raffle prizes included mountain bikes, a custom painted grill and a 55 inch Vizio television. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger)
Rick Spurgin and the Out of the Fire Band, a Council Bluffs, Iowa based rock band, performs at the annual Offutt Appreciations Day Picnic hosted at the Base Lake on May 31, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The band played many classic rock tunes to a crowd of thousands of people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released)
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