Portraits in Courage - SMSgt Berryhill

Senior Master Sgt. Dale P. Berryhill poses next to an aircraft while deployed to Iraq. (U.S. Air Force file photo)

Portraits in Courage -- CMSgt Bahm

Chief Master Sgt. Phillip Bahm (then a senior master sergeant) chats with an Airman on the ramp of an MC-130E. The chief was decorated for recovering an MC-130E aircraft during a daring mission in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force file photo)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airmen 1st Class Erick Campos and Nicholas Cross, 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port Flight cargo processors, import cargo into a computer program for processing Mar. 14. Cargo processors also inspect pallets and loose cargo that comes through Balad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Nathan Doza)

Bilateral Training

Private (Pte) Francois Brisson, a crew chief from Montreal, Quebec, straps Capt. James Kettle into his Canadian Forces CF-18 Feb. 22 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. The three-week exercise pitted Canadian CF-18s against F-16s from Homestead’s 93rd Fighter Squadron. Also, Canadian fighter pilot students participated in the annual exercise for the first time in its history. (Canadian Air Force photo/Cpl. J.A. Wilson)

AF Reserve Pipe Band marches in NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade

The U.S. Air Force Reserve Pipe Band marches along Fifth Avenue past St. Patrick's Cathedral on March 17, 2007, during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City. Earlier that morning, the pipe band appeared on the Good Morning America show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Timothy Chacon)

AF Reserve Band pipes in leaders

From right: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Irish Prime Minster Bertie Ahern, President George Bush and Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern ascend the outside steps of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C., on March 15, 2007, while the Band of the Air Force Reserve Pipe Band performs traditional Celtic music. Since 1993 the Air Force Reserve Pipe Band has been invited to perform on Saint Patrick's Day for the president of the United States and the prime minister of Ireland during their annual lunch. This year the pipe band was also invited to perform in the New York City Saint Patrick's Day Parade. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Timothy Chacon)

Reserve Airmen contributing to medical mission in Iraq

Major Laurie Turner takes Pfc. David Kendrick's blood pressure reading at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Major Turner is deployed from the 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Private Kendrick is deployed to Iraq from Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathan Doza)

Reserve Airmen contributing to medical mission in Iraq

Master Sgt. James Brown helps carry a patient aboard a waiting Air Force Reserve C-17 Globemaster III for a medical evacuation flight from Balad Air Base, Iraq to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, for further treatment. Sergeant Brown is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group and is from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. The Globemaster is from March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathan Doza)

Reserve Airmen contributing to medical mission in Iraq

Captain Laura Reitz cares for Army National Guard Private 1st Class Tommy Fowler a wounded Soldier at the 332nd Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility in Balad Air Base, Iraq. Captain Reitz is from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. She is also an open heart recovery nurse at the Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fla. Private Fowler is with the Delta Company, 2nd Battalion/124th Infantry. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathan Doza)

Checking credentials

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind., -- Tim Spangler, 434th Security Forces Squadron, checks the identification of Cathy Clark, 434th Communications Squadron as she enters the base at the North Gate. Grissom's team of civilians, active duty (AGR) and traditional reservists all worked together to help the 434th SFS win the Air Force Outstanding Security Forces Reserve Unit Award for 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Doug Hays)

442nd Fighter Wing's "holy warrior"

Chaplain, Captain Jim Buckman, is reaching out to members of the 442nd Fighter Wing in his role as the wing's newest chaplain. Chaplain Buckman was in the Army National Guard before transferring to the wing last year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

Wedding bells

Wing chaplain, Capt. Jim Buckman, right, performs a marriage ceremony for Staff Sgt. Sandra Rougeau and Senior Master Sgt. Morris Findley Jan. 6 in the 442nd Fighter Wing conference room. Both sergeants are reservists in the 442nd FW. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tommy Talbert)

The Pacific Express Ordinary people doing the extraordinary

Capt Scott Huebel, Aircraft commander, Maj. Jason Williams and 1st Lt. Amanda Gierhart, all assigned to the 315th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC., check over data for the Pacific Express Mission. The Pac Express Mission provides a carrier for opportune cargo and passengers through out the Pacific theatre.

The Pacific Express Ordinary people doing the extraordinary

Senior Master Sgt. Randy Munroe, 317 AS, Charleston AFB, S.C., offloads pallets at Elmendorf AFB, AlaskA during a recent Pacific Express mission.

Dropping the ball in the Big Apple

Tech Sgt Sonya Bulluck, Aerial Port Specialist with the Air Force Reserve Command's 514th Air Mobility Wing and 1st Lt. Erick Saks, 305th AMW, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., pose with the "Big Apple Button" that they helped push to ring in the New Year in Times Square, New York City. The McGuire airmen were selected as honorees of New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. They joined nine other servicemembers from all branches of the military. Festivities included helping Mayor Bloomberg push the button to drop the ball at midnight as well as numerous media interviews including a live interview on NBC's Carson Daly show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rachel Bernardez)

Dropping the ball in the Big Apple

Tech Sgt Sonya Bulluck, Aerial Port Specialist with the Air Force Reserve Command's 514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., rings in the New Year in style in Times Square, New York City. She was selected as an honoree of New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and joined nine other service members from all branches of the military to help Mayor Bloomberg push the button to drop the ball at midnight. Festivities included numerous media interviews as well as a live interview on the Carson Daly show, NBC. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rachel Bernardez)

Minneapolis clubs win AFRC culinary contest

Cook Neftali Rodriguez and wait staff Colleen Ganzer prepare the dessert table during the Thanksgiving Buffet at the Officers' Club in Minneapolis. The Officers? and Services Clubs at the 934th Airlift Wing won the first-ever Air Force Reserve Command Inside Out contest recently. (U.S. Air Force photo/Margo Leslie)

Air Force Reserve: Diversity is more than skin deep

Master Sgt. Michael Varnado from the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., chats with Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, Air Force Reserve Command commander, during a break at the AFRC Human Resources Development Council workshop in Colorado Springs on Oct. 27, 2006. Sergeant Varnado was wearing a vintage uniform to support the workshop's theme, Remembering our Heritage. (U.S Air Force photo/Staff Sergeant Joselito Aribuabo).

Fending off diseases

Staff Sgt. Robbie Crumpton, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron entomology flight, fills a bowl with tuna to catch a cat. Catching the cats helps prevent diseases like the avian influenza virus and plague. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Tudor)

Fending off diseases

Airman Mark Bashaw, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron entomolgy flight, checks a "barf bag" for flies. The "barf bag" is a plastic bag filled with protein that attracts flies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Tudor)

Wreath Ceremony

Hundreds gathered at the base of the new Air Force Memorial as Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne officially closed the Air Force Memorial commemoration with a wreath laying ceremony in Arlington, Va., Oct. 15, 2006. Looking on are, from left: Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley, Air Force Memorial Foundation Chairman Ross Perot Jr. , and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley. On behalf of all American citizens President George W. Bush accepted the Air Force Memorial from Air Force Memorial Foundation Chairman Ross Perot Jr. during the previous day's dedication ceremony at the base of the Air Force Memorial that overlooks the Pentagon. Designed by the late James Ingo Freed the memorial with its three soaring spires inspired by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds bomb burst manuever, pays tribute to and honors the patriotic men and women of the U.S. Air Force and its predeccessor organizations. An open house was held near the Pentagon in conjunction with the dedication ceremony which featured performances by the U.S. Air Force Band, the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard drill team, and culminated with a concert featuring country music performer LeeAnn Womack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cohen Young)

What a Drag

Aldrico Caragan, Team Travis, drags a fire hose 100 feet during the Firefighter Combat Competition at Morrow, Ga., Oct. 13, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.)

Tick Tock at the ATOC

Master Sgt. Owen Meier and Tech Sgt. Jeff Helms, 376th ELRS Terminal Services secure a box of registered mail with metal bands and attached by postal seals. Both Airmen are deployed from the 911th Airlift Wing, Pittsburgh, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Mitch Gettle)

Tick Tock at the ATOC

Master Sgt. Owen Meier and Tech Sgt. Jeff Helms, 376th ELRS Terminal Services secure a box of registered mail with metal bands and attached by postal seals. Both Airmen are deployed from the 911th Airlift Wing, Pittsburgh, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Mitch Gettle)