Maj. Elliott Nelsen, 97th Flying Training Squadron T-38 instructor pilot and 80th Flying Training Wing functional checkride flight chief, Sheppard AFB, Texas remembers the chance he and teammate Lt. Col. Jeremy Downs, 97th T-6 instructor pilot, had to change a child’s life when they helped a young cancer patient become an aircraft commander for a day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Debbie Gildea).