Chief of Chaplains thanks his predecessor

Air Force Chief of Chaplains Maj. Gen. Howard D. Stendahl thanks his predecessor retired Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Lorraine K. Potter for her help and mentorship, at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington, Va., March 4, 2013. Potter was the Air Force's first female chaplain and former chief of chaplains, who spearheaded the creation of a new exhibit commemorating 40 years of women in the chaplaincy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alexander W. Riedel)

Capt. Schechter leading the ceremony

Chaplain (Capt.) Sarah Schechter of the 11th Wing at Joint Base Andrews performs master of ceremonies duty for the new exhibit featuring women chaplains at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington, Va., March 4, 2013. Schechter is the Air Force’s first and only woman rabbi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alexander W. Riedel)

Standing ovation

Air Force Chief of Chaplains Maj. Gen. Howard D. Stendahl, second from right, and retired Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Lorraine K. Potter, former chief of chaplains, right, start a standing ovation for Chaplain (Col.) Cherrie Wheeler, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe command chaplain, for creating the women chaplains exhibit at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington, Va., March 4, 2013. (DOD photo/EJ Hersom)

Memories of service in Korea

Reverend Col. Sharon Freeto, retired, stands beside a picture of herself in Korea in the 1980s, left, featured on a new exhibit featuring women chaplains at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington, Va., March 4, 2013. (DOD photo/EJ Hersom)

Spencer commemorates MLK

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer speaks at a Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration at the Robert Russa Moton Museum in Farmville, Va., Jan. 12. Spencer recounted his mother's experience on April 23, 1951, when she and more than 450 other students walked out of the all-black, R. R. Moton High School in Farmville, demanding equality. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. John Sheets)

Navy Birthday

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mark R. Alvarez)

Retired Gen. Bennie L. Davis

Retired Gen. Bennie L. Davis passed away Sept. 23, 2012, in Georgetown, Texas. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

retired Col. Clarence Anderson

Retired Col. Clarence Anderson recalls various memories of flying during World War II during the Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technical Exposition on Sept. 17, 2012, in Washington. Anderson's anecdote was just one of many shared on the panel as the former fighter pilots spoke about the issues they faced as part of the Army Air Corps during that era. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Aaron Stout)

Phantom in the water

The head piece to an F-4 Phantom II fuel tank recovered by the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Crash Recovery Unit and the Anchorage Port Authority from the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2012. The Anchorage Port Authority and the Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Crash Recovery Unit, under the 3rd Maintenance Squadron, are removing an F-4 fuel tank that is embedded in the harbor bank. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Omari Bernard)

Phantom in the water

A piece of an F-4 Phantom II fuel tank lies on the ground of the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2012. The Anchorage Port Authority and the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Crash Recovery Unit, under the 3rd Maintenance Squadron, are removing an F-4 fuel tank that is embedded in the harbor bank. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Omari Bernard)

Phantom in the water

Airmen from the Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Crash Recovery Unit dig out an entrenched F-4 Phantom II fuel tank from the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2012. F-4s were flown at Elmendorf Air Force Base through 1982. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Omari Bernard)

Phantom in the water

Tech. Sgt. Richard Hittie uses a high-pressure hose to clear the silt that has built up inside a jettisoned F-4 Phantom II fuel tank at the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2012. Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson and the Port of Anchorage worked together to safely remove the external fuel tank, which was discovered earlier by Port personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Omari Bernard)

UK's 'Friendly Invasion' 70 years on

The last active B-17 Flying Fortress in Europe performs a fly-over above the former Knettishall Airfield, England, July 14, 2012. The fly-over was part of the 388th Bombardment Group memorial re-dedication at Coney Weston, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Megan P. Lyon)

UK's 'Friendly Invasion' 70 years on

Airmen from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, salute the last active B-17 Flying Fortress in Europe as it flies over the former Knettishall Airfield on July 14, 2012. The fly-over was part of the 388th Bombardment Group memorial re-dedication at Coney Weston, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Megan P. Lyon)

Former U-2 pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star

(From left) Francis Gary Powers poses with his son Gary Jr., daughter Dee and wife Sue in 1970. Gary Jr. and Dee accepted the Silver Star medal on behalf of their father from Air Force Chief of Staff Norton A. Schwartz in a ceremony June 15, 2012, at the Pentagon. (Photo courtesy/The Cold War Museum)

Former Air Force pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star

Francis Gary Powers (right) talks to U-2 designer Kelly Johnson in 1966. Powers was an Air Force fighter pilot recruited by the CIA in 1956 to fly civilian U-2 missions deep into Russia. Powers and other Air Force Reserve pilots resigned their commissions to become civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo)

National Memorial Day Parade

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Chuck Yeager was the Grand Marshal at the National Memorial Day Parade, May 28, 2012 in Washington D.C. Yeager was the first pilot to break the sound barrier in 1947. The annual National Memorial Day Parade is an opportunity for thousands of patriotic Americans to come together and honor those who have sacrificed so much in service to our country.

National Memorial Day Parade

A precession of flags is carried by volunteers at the National Memorial Day Parade on May 28, 2012 in Washington D.C. The annual National Memorial Day Parade is an opportunity for thousands of patriotic Americans to come together and honor those who have sacrificed so much in service to our country.

Etchberger legacy lives on

Senior Master Sgt. Karen Steffes-Graves presents the Medal of Honor awarded to Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger to his sons Cory, left, and Rich, center, during the ceremony marking the medal's donation to the Enlisted Heritage Research Institute at Gunter Annex, Ala., March 26, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Etchberger legacy lives on

The sons of Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger flank the statue of their father following its official unveiling at the Senior NCO Academy at Gunter Annex, Ala., March 26, 2012. Rich Etchberger, left, and Cory Etchberger, right, joined other family members and dignitaries, including Gen. Philip Breedlove, the vice chief of staff of the Air Force, and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy, in honoring their father's legacy with the dedication of his Medal of Honor and the bust unveiling at the Air Force SNCOA. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Retired Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. funeral

A U.S. Air Force Band bugler plays taps during a burial ceremony for retired Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. Jan. 20, 2012, at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Weathers was an original Tuskegee Airman and pilot with the 302nd Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)

Retired Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. funeral

A member of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard renders a final salute to retired Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. at his burial site Jan. 20, 2012, at Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia. Weathers’, an original Tuskegee Airman, was one of 300 Tuskegee Airmen who were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007 for their actions during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)

"Double Victory" screening

Cuba Gooding Jr. addresses the audience during a screening of the documentary "Double Victory" Nov. 10, 2011, at the Pentagon. Double Victory tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. Gooding is the narrator of the documentary and stars in a feature film called "Red Tails" about the Tuskegee Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)

"Double Victory" screening

(lLeft to right) Tuskegee Airmen Lemuel Lewie Jr. and William Broadwater, actor Cuba Gooding Jr. and Maj. Gen. Darren McDew answer questions after a screening of “Double Victory” Nov. 10, 2011, at the Pentagon. Lewie and Broadwater discussed their time as Tuskegee Airmen and the struggles they faced with overseas’ enemies and racism at home during World War II. Mc Dew is the commander of the Air Force District of Washington . (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)