Brig. Gen. O.G. Mannon (center), 82nd Training Wing commander, drops the puck Jan. 17 prior to a game between the Wichita Falls Wildcats and Wenatchee Wild from Wenatchee, Wash, to start the annual Military Appreciation Night. Wildcat Brett Hartung, right, and the Wild's Michael Voran joined the general on the ice for the ceremonial drop. The Wildcats won 4-3. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Litteken)
Medics and Maintainers find it hard to keep their footing Jan. 17 during a Broom Ball game during the first intermission of the Wichita Falls Wildcats game versus the Wenatchee Wild from Wenatchee, Wash. The Wildcats played host to personnel from Sheppard during its annual Military Appreciation Night. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Litteken)
Airmen in Training from Sheppard Air Force Base get into the excitement Jan. 17 at the annual Wichita Falls Wildcats Military Appreciation Night. Permanent party, AiT and Defense Department civilians attended the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Litteken)
Brig. Gen. O.G. Mannon, 82nd Training Wing commander, tries his hand at making a goal from center ice Jan. 17 during the Wichita Falls Wildcats annual Military Appreciation Night. The general nailed the first shot, winning a free coupon to Whataburger for everyone in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Litteken)
Wichita Falls Wildcats forward Brett Hartung, right, battles Billy Miller, a defenseman for the Wenatchee Wild, for the puck Jan. 17 during the Wildcats annual Military Appreciation Night. The Wildcats wore camouflaged jerseys in honor of the men and women in the nation's armed forces. The Wildcats won 4-3. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Litteken)