Teamwork aboard JSTARS

Maj. Joseph, a senior director for the 116th Operations Group, watches over, Captains Dan and Nate, as they monitor moving target indicators over the Florida coastline during a training exercise for the Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System, on Feb. 13, 2013. JSTARS has the ability to track movement with it's radar system. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

Empowered fighters

Officials at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., partnered with the Gracie Academy to certify 100 Airmen in the Gracie Women Empowered program, April 15 to 19, 2013, at Minot AFB. In an effort to bring awareness to the criminal act of sexual assaults, increase self confidence in potential victims and provide predator awareness strategies, the Gracie Jiu Jitsu family created the Gracie Women Empowered program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

Setting up the shot

Staff Sgt. Rodian Carlson adjusts digital cameras during the production of "2nd Combat Camera Squadron 'In Action.'" The video was recently named "Production of the Year" in the 2012 Visual Information Production Awards, an annual Department of Defense competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Wood)

On set with combat camera

Second Combat Camera Squadron members prepare for a scene during the production of "2nd Combat Camera Squadron 'In Action.'" The video was recently named "Production of the Year" in the 2012 Visual Information Production Awards, an annual Department of Defense competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Wood)

Waving the flag to be planted

Part of the U.S. Air Force Seven Summit team smiles for a group photo in front of a Himalayan mountain range in Deboche, Nepal. A team of six active-duty Airmen is currently on their way to climb Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth. (Courtesy photo/USAF Seven Summit Challenge)

A dropped rifle is cause for pause

The Soldier with the U.S. Army Drill Team pauses to collect himself after he dropped a rifle during a drill performance April 13, 2013, at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. The drill movements the team performance are highly perfected choreographies that demand equal amounts of discipline and athletic skill. The team went on to recover and complete their performance under the applause and cheers of the audience. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alexander W. Riedel)