A LEAP for international friendship

Capt. Lia Radulovic smiles for a photo with Indonesian service members during a recent assignment to Jarkata, Indonesia. Radulovic is a member of the Language Enabled Airman Program. During her visit, she supported U.S. embassy officials in the Indonesian capital with a variety of translation duties. As an Indonesian-born woman, she also shares her story of success in the U.S., with Indonesian youth and women. (Courtesy photo/Capt. Lia Radulovic)

Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc

Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc at age 4 poses for a passport portrait.

Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc

Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc, Air Force assistant vice chief of staff and director of the Air Staff, conducts a staff meeting with Maj. William Mamourieh and Lt. Col. Brian Stuart in the Pentagon, Washington DC, Dec. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc

As the presiding officer of a basic military training graduation, Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc, Air Force assistant vice chief of staff and director of the Air Staff, salutes the Airmen graduates at Joint Base San Antonio, TX, Nov. 2. ( U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarayuth Pinthong)

Like grandfather, like father ... like son

Anthony Brooks, shown here in an official photo, was a crew chief with the 27th Air Maintenance Unit at Langley Air Force Base, Va., in 1982. A little more than thirty years later, Brooks’ son, Airman 1st Class Gabriel Brooks, is an avionics specialist with the 27th AMU. (U.S. Air Force photo/courtesy of Airman 1st Class Anthony Brooks)

Like grandfather, like father ... like son

Airman 1st Class Gabriel Brooks is a third-generation Airman; following behind his father and grandfather. Brooks’ father, Anthony, was stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Va., with the 27th AMU in 1982. Brooks is a 27th Air Maintenance Unit avionics specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kayla Newman)

Airman Blogger reminds students of core values

"Integrity, Service, Excellence," remind students of what their teacher, Senior Airman Erin Carpenter, expects of them every day. Carpenter is a Reservist at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (Courtesy photo/AimHighErin.com)

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)