'Master problem solver' wins Air Force award
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Tony Bufford is the winner of the Air Force's Outstanding Employee with a Disability Award for 2004. Paralyzed in a 1990 diving accident, he is a quadriplegic with no mobility from the waist down and limited mobility from the neck down. As the system administrator for the 81st Supply and Transportation squadrons here, Mr. Bufford is responsible for four local area networks providing service to 287 users and 318 personal computers with $1.3 million of associated equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)