Under secretary of the Air Force

Under secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning salutes during the playing of the National Anthem at an Air Force Basic Military Training graduation May 17, 2013, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Fanning visited with members of Joint Base San Antonio May 16 and 17 with stops at Randolph, Lackland, and Fort Sam Houston as part of his first base visit as under secretary. (U.S. Air Force photo/Benjamin Faske)

Airmen submit innovative ideas by the thousands

Capt. Shaun Carney (left) and Senior Master Sgt. Joanna Ogden discuss routing choices for an idea submitted to the Every Dollar Counts program May 7, 2013, in the Airmen Innovation Operations Center at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. The AIOC is the hub of Every Dollar Counts, where Airmen manning the center filter the ideas to the respective units to be routed and answered. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Carlin Leslie)

Senior enlisted advisers mark Armed Forces Day

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody places a service crest on a wreath in honor of Airmen’s sacrifices during the inaugural Armed Forces Day wreath-laying ceremony May 18, 2013, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Cody along with the senior enlisted advisers from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps,and Coast Guard hung logos of their service on a wreath wrapped with purple ribbon just steps away from the gravesite. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

Senior enlisted advisers mark Armed Forces Day

Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia and Army Sgt. Maj. David O. Turnbull lead a formation of the senior enlisted leaders from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard during a wreath-laying ceremony May 18, 2013, at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. The ceremony celebrates the unification of all the military forces under a single Department of Defense, while honoring service member’s sacrifices throughout the nation’s history. Turnbull is the Military of Washington and Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region command sergeant major, and Battaglia is the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

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)