Young Cancer Fighter Enjoying 'Pilot For A Day'

June 27, 2025

June 7, 2025 - Maverick Bell (5 years old), an energetic older brother, pre-k student, and multi-sport athlete, who was diagnosed with catastrophic illness Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (EMRS) in 2023 ... enjoying "Pilot For A Day" with his family (out of scene) at Maryland Air National Guard Base on Martin State Airport facilitated by the Gold in Fight Foundation.

Top Scene - Tech. Sgt. Daniel Rodriguez (left), a crew chief assigned to the 175th Maintenance Squadron, shows Maverick Bell an A-10C Thunderbolt II static display.

Bottom Scene - Senior Airman Jacob Kosubinsky, a crew chief assigned to the 175th Maintenance Squadron, salutes on the flight line with Maverick Bell.

Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Laura Virtue.

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