2nd Lt. Mark Gonzalez, 47th Student Training Squadron student pilot, and his father Benjamin Gonzalez, 47th Maintenance Directorate maintainer, embrace before Lt Gonzalez’s first T-6A Texan II flight commonly referred to as the “Dollar Ride” April 20, 2021 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Gonzalez is a Del Rio Native, and both parents work on base supporting flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. JT May III)