Malian forces improve proficiency at English language lab

Brig. Gen. Michael W. Callan meets Malian forces Staff Sgt. Niara Diallo during a senior leader engagement Oct. 27, 2009, in Bamako, Mali. General Callan is the 17th Air Force vice commander, and Sergeant Diallo is an English language instructor at the Mali Defense Force English Language Lab. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Paula Kurtz)

Gen. Roger A. Brady

Gen. Roger A. Brady briefs Airmen from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 31, 2008. General Brady, the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, will retire early next year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kristin A. Ruleau)

Academy Assembly guests discuss bridging war, peace

Marine Gen. James Cartwright talks with Lt. Gen. Michael Gould before the Academy Assembly keynote speech at the Air Force Academy's Arnold Hall Theater Oct. 8, 2009. The theme for the 2009 Academy Assembly was "Building the Bridge from War to Peace: Defining Interagency Roles in Rebuilding a Nation." General Cartwright is the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Gould is the Academy superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

First Sergeant

Gen. Duncan McNabb, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, signs Master Sgt. Lisa Peele's reenlistment papers after officiating her reenlistment during her first C-17 Globemaster III flight. Sergeant Peele will attend the First Sergeant Academy beginning Oct. 25 and is designated to become the first sergeant for Charleston's 14th Airlift Squadron after graduation. Sergeant Peele's new assignment comes little more than two years after an accident claimed her husband's life and severely injured her. Her husband had recently attended first sergeant training and she was preparing to submit her formal application for the First Sergeant Academy when the accident occurred. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Wing Stand-Up for Afghans

Afghan and coalition servicemembers and local dignitaries celebrate the activation of the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps' second wing Oct. 5, 2009, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The primary mission of the new wing is to move troops and supplies around the region and support smaller Afghan military detachments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence)

Wing Stand-Up for Afghans

Brig. Gen. Mike Boera helps cut a ceremonial ribbon at an Afghan National Army Air Corp wing activation Oct. 5, 2009, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The wing is the ANAAC's second and supports Mi-17 helicopter operations and training. General Boera is the Commanding General of Combined Air Power Transition Force, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence)

Mobility commander addresses Incirlik Airmen

Gen. Arthur J. Licht addresses Airmen during a series of town hall meetings Oct. 5, 2009, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. General Lichte is the commander of Air Mobility Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Amber Ashcraft)

C2ISR Symposium

Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander of Air Force Space Command, addresses the Air Force Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Symposium Sept. 29, 2009, in Ledyard, Conn. The general is one of many Air Force and corporate leaders to make presentations at the symposium. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rick Berry)

UAS mission enters new chapter with graduation

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presents Capt. Steve Petrizzo, 432nd Wing, his wings during the graduation from initial qualification training at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 25, 2009. General Schwartz attended the ceremony as the presiding officer for the first UAS graduation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brett Clashman)

UAS mission enters new chapter with graduation

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Col. Peter Gersten give a special presentation to Capt. Jack Rhodes and Tech. Sgt. Alyson Hathaway as top graduates during the initial qualification training graduation at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 25, 2009. General Schwartz attended the ceremony as the presiding officer for the first UAS graduation. Colonel Gersten is the 432nd Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brett Clashman)

Pacific Air Forces commander focuses on future

Gen. Gary North answers questions from the media during the 2009 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 16, 2009 at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. General North is the Pacific Air Forces commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Stan Parker)

General Stenner speaks at AFA conference

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. speaks about the Air Force Reserve challenges Sept. 15 at the 2009 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference held at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. General Stenner is chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)