In this ceremonial moment from the California Air National Guard, a young officer wearing pilot's wings shakes hands with a civilian dignitary at the airstair of a Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, while fellow officers look on. Such gestures of recognition -- common at Air National Guard bases in the 1950s and 1960s -- honored aircrew achievements and reinforced the bond between the Guard and the civilian community it served. Project: 218665