Airman Blogger and her "DH"

Senior Airman Erin Carpenter, right, kisses her husband after his return from a deployment in 2011. Carpenter, a successful blogger, is a special education math teacher and Reservist at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (Courtesy photo/Fayetteville Observer)

Airman Blogger aims high

Senior Airman Erin Carpenter smiles for a photo during technical training at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Sept. 21, 2011. Carpenter, a reservist from Fountain, Colo., is assigned to the 302nd Force Support Squadron at Peterson AFB, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kemberly Groue)

Airman creates important database

Airman 1st Class Chris Sharlow, 436th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment journeyman, performs an inspection on a parachute at Dover Air Force Base, Del. on Nov. 30, 2012. He is the creator of a new computer program used to easily track thousands of accountable aircrew equipment items. Sharlow's program is known as the Flight Equipment Automated Records Systems (FEARS) and is being used to ensure tracking and on-time inspections of items critical to safe, efficient mission accomplishment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Greg L. Davis)

Airman creates important database

Airman 1st Class Chris Sharlow, 436th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment journeyman, takes an inventory of Aircrew Flight Equipment at Dover AFB, Del. on Nov. 30, 2012. He is the creator of a new computer program used to easily track thousands of accountable aircrew equipment items. Sharlow's program is known as the Flight Equipment Automated Records Systems (FEARS) and is being used to ensure tracking and on-time inspections of items critical to safe, efficient mission accomplishment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Greg L. Davis)

Pilot Exchange Program

Maj. Dan McGuire, an F-16 exchange pilot who was assigned to the 312th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands, and his wife, Jen, reunite on May 25, 2012, following McGuire's four-month deployment to Afghanistan. McGuire deployed to Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, with the Dutch Air Task Force, a detachment of the Royal Netherlands Defense. McGuire participated in the Air Force Personnel Exchange Program and the couple lived in the Netherlands for two years. Prior to moving, both became fluent in Dutch through a six-month course offered by the Defense Language Institute in Alexandria, Va. In November, the McGuire's relocated to the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (courtesy photo)

Pilot Exchange Program

Maj. Dan McGuire, an F-16 exchange pilot who was assigned to the 312th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands, prepares to fly a U.S. flag in May 2012 at his base in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. McGuire, who participated in the Air Force Personnel Exchange Program, deployed for four months with the Dutch Air Task Force, a detachment of the Royal Netherlands Defense. He flew missions throughout most of Afghanistan supporting the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Sgt. Maj. Ruud Medema/Royal Netherlands Air Force)

Curling for the pump

Master Sgt. LaJuan Fuller, 366th Civil Engineer Squadron first sergeant, lifts some small weights to warm up his muscles before his body building competition April 28, 2012, in Boise, Idaho. Fuller has participated in more than 18 competitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Heather Hayward)

Posing with a tune

Master Sgt. LaJuan Fuller, 366th Civil Engineer Squadron first sergeant, practices posing to music he selected for his upcoming body-building competition to ensure his timing and poses are proper in Mountain Home, Idaho, April 25, 2012. Fuller uses has a membership at a gym off base which allows him to take his shirt off while practicing his poses and utilize a tanning bed to even out his tan lines before competitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Heather Hayward)

Cultural difference

An Afghan butcher waits for customers at his storefront in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Rebecca Corey)

Sweet smiles

An Afghan girls smile as then-Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Corey snaps a shot in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, during her deployement to the region in 2009. On a medical visit to a local village, Corey gave the girls candy causing several local boys to try to steal it from them. Corey shooed them away, leaving the shy girls giggling happily and keeping the candy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Rebecca Corey)

IED danger

An improvised explosive device explodes near a U.S. convoy. Then-Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Corey photographed events like this during her deployment to Afghanistan as a member of the provincial reconstruction teams working in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Shooting in the streets

Then-Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Corey smiles for a rare photo of herself in the streets of Afghanistan during her deployement in 2009. Corey's mission was to document the efforts of the provinial reconstruction teams, working in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Evacuation of a casualty

Members of the Polish Special Forces carry a "casualty" up the side of a mountain during 9-line training in Ghazni, Afghanistan on Dec. 7, 2009. The Polish medics and Special Forces along with U.S. Army personnel trained on 9-line medevac rescue on the side of a mountain inside the Ghazni Province. (U.S. Air Force/Tech Sgt. Rebecca F. Corey, PRT Ghazni)

Innocent victims

Abdul Wali, 2-yrs-old, cries as his 2nd degree deep tissue burns are being treated by Maj. Andrew Kupnowowicz, orthopedic surgeon, on Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan. Abdul Wali was brought to FOB Ghazni from Ajiristan for treatment on 2nd degree deep tissue burns to his buttocks and thighs. (U.S. Air Force/Tech Sgt. Rebecca F. Corey)

Airmen returns to Vietnam

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Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Herbert Carter

Retired Lt. Col. Herbert "Gene" Carter, shown in an artist's rendering, died Nov. 8, 2012. Carter was a member of the original cadre of the 99th Fighter Squadron, theTuskegee Airmen. Carter and his squadron broke the bonds of discrimination and the adversities of separatism with their achievements during World War II. (Illustration courtesy of Air Command and Staff College Gathering of Eagles Foundation)

His brother's keeper

Airman 1st Class Timothy Potter, left, stands next to his three brothers Senior Airman David Potter, Staff Sgt. Andrew Potter, and Senior Airman Samuel Potter, all with the wing’s 67th Aerial Port Squadron. Timothy serves alongside his four brothers in the 419th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Crystal Charriere)

Representing the Air Force

Staff Sgt. Kimberly Miller walks onto the stage at the Ms. Veteran America competition in Arlington, Va., Oct. 7, 2012. Miller is a military training instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, and competed in the first pageant for women in uniform. (Courtesy photo)

Taking aim

Airman 1st Class Tiffani Potter, 14th Security Forces Squadron demonstrates how to properly hold a sniper rifle while sitting and remain blended in to her surroundings Oct. 26 on Columbus Air Force Base. During the Close Precision Engagement Course students are taught how to maintain rifle control while allowing the least amount of visibility possible. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Charles Dickens

Setting her sights

Airman 1st Class Tiffani Potter, 14th Security Forces Squadron spots for Jesse Janda, 14th SFS during a field shooting exercise. Potter and Janda became sniper-certified Sept. 21, making it possible for other Airmen at Columbus Air Force Base to seek their own certification. (Courtesy Photo)

A mother's hands

Staff Sgt. Shelby Bird poses with a work of art from her two children Tiernan and Riordan, presented to her on Mother’s Day, while she also holds the life of her unborn child, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 22, 2012. Bird is the 20th Force Support Squadron Airman Leadership School instructor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Blackwell)

Pink Ribbon Warrior

Senior Airman Latisha Chong, 628th Force Support Squadron, plays with her son Malachi Chong Oct. 16, 2012 at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. Chong was diagnosed with Breast Cancer Jan. 19, 2012. Chong went through chemotherapy for five months and was told she was cancer free June June 19, 2012. (U.S. Air Force illustration/ Airman 1st Class Chacarra Walker)

Arctic first

The F-13 that carried then-Maj. Maynard E. White, commander of the 46th Reconnaissance Squadron, and other Airmen, as well as military scientists, over the North Pole. This photo was taken just prior to its crash landing May 29, 1947. (Photo courtesy of Ken White)

Arctic first

Then-Maj. Maynard E. White, commander of the 46th Reconnaissance Squadron, in the instructor pilot's position of an F-13. (Photo courtesy of Ken White)