Chief Master Sgt. Christopher E. Muncy, the command chief master sergeant to the director of the Air National Guard, discusses the accomplishments of the six 2012 ANG Outstanding Airmen of the Year

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher E. Muncy, the command chief master sergeant to the director of the Air National Guard, discusses the accomplishments of the six 2012 ANG Outstanding Airmen of the Year during the 2012 ANG Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards ceremony at the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 22, 2012. The ANG Outstanding Airmen of the Year ceremony recognizes the ANGs six top performers for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal achievements. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Marvin Preston/RELEASED)

Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, the director of the Air National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher E. Muncy, the command chief master sergeant to the director of the ANG

Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, the director of the Air National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher E. Muncy, the command chief master sergeant to the director of the ANG, present Senior Master Sgt. Luke W. Thompson, 125th Special Tactics Squadron, Oregon ANG, with the Outstanding Airman Ribbon during the 2012 ANG Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards ceremony at the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 22, 2012. The ANG Outstanding Airmen of the Year ceremony recognizes the ANGs six top performers for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal achievements. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Marvin Preston/RELEASED)

Senior Airman Jameson Decker, 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, is presented the Army Commendation Medal by Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, Director Air National Guard

Senior Airman Jameson Decker, 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, is presented the Army Commendation Medal by Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, Director Air National Guard, on August 18, 2012 for meritorious service while assigned as Joint Terminal Attack Controllers in support of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during Operations Enduring Freedom. Senior Airman Decker was deployed from November 2011 through March 2012. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Roberta A. Thompson) (Released)

Tech. Sgt. Raymond Viel, 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, is presented the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with Valor and the Air Force Combat Action Medal by Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, Director Air National Guard

Tech. Sgt. Raymond Viel, 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, is presented the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with Valor and the Air Force Combat Action Medal by Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, Director Air National Guard, on August 18, 2012, he supported of the 1st Battalion, 179th Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team while engaged in ground combat against hostile forces in service to the United States Army resulting in killing seven insurgents and fatally wounding one High Value Individual. Tech. Sgt. Viel was deployed to Laghman Province, Afghanistan from July 2011 through March 2012. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Roberta A. Thompson) (Released)

Joseph Stoudenmeyer, a Selma, Ala., resident and Vietnam veteran, who received free medical care at a Selma medical clinic, stands in front of the historic Edmond Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala.

Joseph Stoudenmeyer, a Selma, Ala., resident and Vietnam veteran, who received free medical care at a Selma medical clinic, stands in front of the historic Edmond Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., during the Innovative Readiness Training mission Alabama Care 2012 Aug. 10, 2012. IRT Alabama Care 2012 is an Air National Guard led, multiservice mission comprised of active, reserve, and National Guard members from Army, Navy and Air Force components providing service members with readiness training while providing Alabama residents with free health services such as dental, optometry and medical screenings in the medically underserved and economically depressed community of Selma, Ala. Aug. 7-14, 2012. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa E. Chatham/RELEASED)

Joseph Stoudenmeyer, a Selma, Ala., resident and Vietnam veteran speaks to military medical staff and Alabama residents about the free medical care he received at a Selma medical clinic

Joseph Stoudenmeyer, a Selma, Ala., resident and Vietnam veteran speaks to military medical staff and Alabama residents about the free medical care he received at a Selma medical clinic and how the Innovative Readiness Training mission Alabama Care 2012 assisted him with obtaining a new job and home in Selma, Ala., Aug. 10, 2012. IRT Alabama Care 2012 is an Air National Guard led, multiservice mission comprised of active, reserve, and National Guard members from Army, Navy and Air Force components providing service members with readiness training while providing Alabama residents with free health services such as dental, optometry and medical screenings in the medically underserved and economically depressed community of Selma, Ala. Aug. 7-14, 2012. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa E. Chatham/RELEASED)