Col. Charlie Velino, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, shakes the hands of the graduates of the Air Force’s Pathways Program, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, July 13, 2018. Formed and designed after the GS Palace Acquire Program in 2015, representatives within Air Education and Training Command developed the service’s first wage grade internship program as a way to assist in rectifying the decline in qualified aircraft maintenance personnel, noted in data collected from a 2014 career field study. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin N. Valmoja)