12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy, left, and Sandy Schlitt, right, Air Force Association's chairman of the board, present a plaque to Senior Master Sgt. Laura Callaway during the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year reception and awards dinner in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2012. The recipients were recognized for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal achievements. Callaway is with the 60th Medical Operations Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)

12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy, left, and Sandy Schlitt, right, Air Force Association chairman of the board, present a plaque to Sara Bruner, who accepted the award on behalf of her husband Master Sgt. Brandon Bruner, during the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year reception and awards dinner in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2012. The recipients were recognized for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal achievements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)

12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy, left, and Sandy Schlitt, right, Air Force Association chairman of the board, present a plaque to Master Sgt. Alan Braden during the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year reception and awards dinner in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2012. The recipients were recognized for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal achievements. Braden is with the 88th Force Support Squadron from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)

12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy, left, and Sandy Schlitt, right, Air Force Association chairman of the board, present a plaque to Staff Sgt. Angelo Banks during the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year reception and awards dinner in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2012. The recipients were recognized for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal achievements. Banks is with the 81st Security Forces Squadron from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)

CSAF talks Air Force innovation, evolution at AFA Conference

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presents the "State of the Air Force" during Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C., Sept. 18, 2012. Welsh focused on where the Air Force has been and how it is changing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

CSAF talks Air Force innovation, evolution at AFA Conference

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presents the "State of the Air Force" during the Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C., Sept. 18, 2012. Welsh focused on the service's values, missions and the need to tell its story. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)