All aboard: Air Force retiree crafts model trains for 38 years

Ron Peterson, a U.S. Air Force retiree, puts glue at the bottom of a branch to add onto his train set he's building at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., May 21, 2013. Peterson has been building train sets since 1975. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño/Released)

All aboard: Air Force retiree crafts model trains for 38 years

Ron Peterson, a U.S. Air Force retiree, drills a whole at the bottom of a branch for his train set he's building at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., May 21, 2013. Peterson served in the military for 25 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño/Released)

Colonel gets down and dirty with POL

Col. Konrad Klausner, 92nd Mission Support Group commander, drives an R12 fuel truck through an obstacle course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. May 17, 2013. The colonel will periodically participate in the work his Airmen perform to better understand the effort put into the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Means/Released)

Colonel gets down and dirty with POL

Staff Sgt. Joshua Nakao, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron preventative maintenance noncomissioned officer in charge, instructs Col. Konrad Klausner, 92nd Mission Support Group commander, on how to collect a fuel sample from an R11 fuel truck at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. May 17, 2013. The colonel will periodically participate in the work his Airmen perform to better understand the effort put into the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Means/Released)

Colonel gets down and dirty with POL

Staff Sgt. Joshua Nakao, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron preventative maintenance noncomissioned officer in charge, marshalls in a R11 fuel truck operated by Col. Konrad Klausner, 92nd Mission Support Group commander, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. May 17, 2013. The colonel will periodically participate in the work his Airmen perform to better understand the effort put into the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Means/Released)

Colonel gets down and dirty with POL

Airman 1st Class Trevor Dinielli, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron refueling equipment operator, and Col. Konrad Klausner, 92nd Mission Support Group commander, inspect an R11 fuel truck at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. May 17, 2013. The colonel will periodically participate in the work his Airmen perform to better understand the effort put into the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Means/Released)