Col. John Higgins,(left) Commander 107th Airlift Wing, and Col. Walter Gordon,(far right) Commander 914th Airlift Wing pose for a group photo with some elected, civic and business leaders in front of a C-130 aircraft at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station on December 17, 2013. Local, state and federal legislative and or staff members as well as other local leaders and retired military received a mission briefing by Commanders of the 914th and 107th Airlift Wings as well as a legislative update by the Niagara Military Affairs Council. The event also included a brief tour of the base facilities and the C-130 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Peter Borys)