AF Space Operations

An artist's depiction of the Space Based Space Surveillance satellite. The Joint Space Operations Center uses data collected from SBSS to track orbiting objects in geostationary and low earth orbit, providng space situational awareness to U.S. miliitary and commercial space users. Members of the 1st and 7th Space Operations Squadron command and control the satellite

U.S. Africa Command

Army Gen. Carter Ham, combatant commander, U.S. Africa Command, addresses the 134th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference in Reno, Nev., on Sept. 10, 2012. (Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill)

JTF Horn of Africa

Security Forces member Senior Airman Chelsea Snedden, 726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, locks down a vehicle gate on Camp Lemonnier July 17, 2012. Security personnel from different branches integrated July 1 to enhance camp security and help support the mission in the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)

Security joins forces

Col. Dean Lee, , addresses a joint force of U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force security personnel regarding how crucial it is to work together to accomplish the mission at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on July 17. The mission of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, one of the U.S. Africa Command components stationed at Camp Lemonnier, is to conduct operations in the combined joint operations area to enhance partner nation capacity, promote regional stability, dissuade conflict, and protect U.S. and coalition interests. Lee is the 449th Air Expeditionary Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)

U.S. advisors teach self-defense to Afghan Air Force women

Afghan Air Force Lt. Sakina prepares to strike a simulated attacker a during a women's self-defense class at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, Feb. 29, 2012. Advisors from the 439th and 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadrons recently held the training to prepare the students physically and mentally for what they could experience if placed in a dangerous scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo)

U.S. advisors teach self-defense to Afghan Air Force women

Afghan Air Force Lt. Nafisa Adeb performs a simulated neck strike on U.S. Air Force Capt. William Boland, a force support officer with the 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, during a women's self-defense class at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, Feb. 29, 2012. The training was held to prepare the students physically and mentally for what they may experience if placed in a dangerous scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Last Airmen in Iraq return

Senior Airman Nathan Wyckoff is greeted by Air Force leaders and community members as he enters the lobby Dec. 20, 2011, at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, Md. Wyckoff was one of the last Airmen to return from Iraq in support of the completed Operation New Dawn. Wyckoff is a patrolman assigned to the 30th Security Forces Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie Davis)

Last Airmen in Iraq return

Chief Master Sgt. Ruthelma Pitts returns from a deployment to Iraq and is greeted by her family and community members Dec. 20, 2011 at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, Md. Pitts was one of more than 200 Airmen who were the last to leave Iraq. Pitts is assigned to the Air National Guard 113th Wing in the District of Columbia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie Davis)

Last airmen flying out of Iraq

Staff Sgt. Michael Braach prepares to turn in his weapon Dec. 18, 2011, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Braach and his fellow Airmen are the last service members to redeploy from Iraq based on the Iraq and U.S. 2008 Security Agreement that required all U.S. service members to be out of the country by Dec. 31. Braach is a firefighter assigned to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

Last Airmen flying out of Iraq

Staff Sgt. Aviam Krupnick prepares to turn in his weapon Dec. 18, 2011, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Krupnick and the Airmen accompanying him are the last service members to redeploy from Iraq. Krupnick is an aerial porter assigned to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

Last Airmen flying out of Iraq

Airmen assigned to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group prepare to board a C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 18, 2011, at Ali Air Base, Iraq. The Airmen are the last service members to leave Iraq. Since 2003, more than one million service members have served in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

Last Airmen flying out of Iraq

Airman 1st Class Simeon Tidwell walks across the flightline to board a C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 18,2011, at Ali Air Base, Iraq. He is one of the last Airmen to redeploy from Iraq. He is assigned to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)