Blaze Chapel hosts Blessing of the Bikes

Chaplain (Maj.) Bradley Kimble, 14th Flying Training Wing deputy chaplain, speaks to Airmen arriving for Blessing of the Bikes April 24, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held to bring together Airmen and those alike to meet and greet one another as well as to pray for the safe journeys of the riders. Airmen had a chance to listen to the words of the chaplain while still voicing their concerns and opinions related to motorcycle services on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)

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Blaze Chapel hosts Blessing of the Bikes

John Lindell, 14th Flying Training Wing occupation safety manager, speaks to Airmen during lunch at the Blessing of the Bikes event in the chapel April 24, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The motorcycle safety briefing is a course that Airmen get credit for attending and shows incentive to follow the rules and regulations of motorcycle riding in the military. The event was held to bring together Airmen and those alike to meet and greet one another as well as to pray for the safe journeys of the riders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)

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Blaze Chapel hosts Blessing of the Bikes

Chaplain (Maj.) Bradley Kimble, 14th Flying Training Wing deputy chaplain, and Capt. Steven Bylsma, 49th Fighter Training Squadron Instructor Pilot, lower their heads as they both pray together during the Blessing of the Bikes April 24, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The event was a way to further the mission here at Columbus AFB by allowing the chaplains to connect with people in a different setting than usual. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)

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Blaze Chapel hosts Blessing of the Bikes

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Steven Richardson, 14th Flying Training Wing chaplain, and Master Sgt. Ryan Johnson14th Force Support Squadron career assistance advisor, pray together during the Blessing of the Bikes April 24, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The blessing of the bikes is a spring tradition that is held in the military as well as the civilian world in which motorcycle riders can be blessed in the hope it will bring safety for future travels. The event was a way to further the mission here at Columbus AFB by allowing the chaplains to connect with people in a different setting than usual. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)

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Blaze Chapel hosts Blessing of the Bikes

Col. Gary Hayward, 14th Mission Support Group commander, and Chaplain (Maj.) Bradley Kimble, 14th Flying Training Wing deputy chaplain, pray together during the Blessing of the Bikes April 24, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The event is a tradition that is held in the military as well as the civilian world, in which motorcycle riders can be blessed in the hope it will bring safety for future travels. Motorcyclists from all ranks and units came to the chapel to be a part of the blessing and eat lunch with other like-minded people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)

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Blaze Chapel hosts Blessing of the Bikes

Published April 26, 2019
By Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen
14 Flying Training Wing Public Affairs

COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, MISS. -- Chaplain (Maj.) Bradley Kimble, 14th Flying Training Wing deputy chaplain, speaks to Airmen arriving for Blessing of the Bikes April 24, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held to bring together Airmen and those alike to meet and greet one another as well as to pray for the safe journeys of the riders. Airmen had a chance to listen to the words of the chaplain while still voicing their concerns and opinions related to motorcycle services on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)