TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- For the third year, a group of active and reserve maintainers from Travis Air Force Base took on the challenge of the Reno-Tahoe Odyssey relay race May 31 and June 1. 2013 marked the 9th year for this annual run that benefits charity. The relay, run in 36 legs by teams of 11 or 12, starts in Reno, Nev., winds around Lake Tahoe and through the Northern Nevada desert, and ends back where it started. Pictured here, as they depart Travis May 30, are, from the left: Team coordinator, Senior Master Sgt. Randy Robb, 349th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Senior Master Sgt. Carl Carlson, 349th AMXS, Tech. Sgt. Timothy Covey, 60th AMXS, Master Sgt. Steven Swan, 60th AMXS, Master Sgt. Alex Roberson, Defense Couriers, Master Sgt. Neno Westfall, 349th AMXS, Senior Amn. Jose Cardona, 60th AMXS, Master Sgt. Hilda Maurera, 945th AMXS and holding the team t-shirt, Staff Sgt. Chia Thao, 60th AMXS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ellen Hatfield)