Deputy SecDef

Capt. Mike Hostetler, right, shows Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter the cockpit of a B-52 bomber at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 2, 2012. (DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)

Deputy SecDef

Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter tours a missile maintenance facility at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 2, 2012. (DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)

Lew Award

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer presents the Gen. Lew Allen Jr. Award to Master Sgt. Christopher Davis during a ceremony in the Pentagon on Oct. 31, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steve Boley)

Lew Award

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer presents the Gen. Lew Allen Jr. Award to Maj. Jennifer Gurganus during a ceremony in the Pentagon on Oct. 31, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steve Boley)

Wizards salute the military

Jordan Crawford, Washington Wizards shooting guard, signs autographs and interacts with Airmen from the 79th Medical Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md., during the 3rd Annual Salute to the Stars luncheon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2012. The event aimed at giving back to those who make sacrifices for our country, showing the admiration the team has for service members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nichelle Anderson)

Wizards salute the military

Jordan Crawford, Washington Wizards shooting guard, hugs Janice Chance, the mother of Marine Capt. Jesse Melton III, during the 3rd Annual Salute to the Stars luncheon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2012. Melton was killed in action Sept. 9, 2008, in support of combat operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nichelle Anderson)

Armed Forces Soccer Championship

Cpl. Bryant Haskinjames, a foward for the Marine Corps team, fights off an Air Force defender as he dribbles toward the goal during the 2012 Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship at Camp Pendleton, Calif.. The Air Force team defeated the Marine Corps team 2-1, handing the Marines their first loss of the tournament. (Photo/Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Derrick K. Irions)

ANG heads to Antarctica

Master Sgt. Carmello Modesto loads equipment sleds destined for the U.S. Antarctic Program's South Pole research station into the back of an LC-130 Hercules at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 30, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo/Benjamin Carr)

Silver Star hero

A photo of the late Master Sgt. James Calfee with his sisters sits on a Vietnam Veterans Memorial guide in Houston, Texas, Aug. 22, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

Silver Star hero

Relatives laugh as Debra Morris, second from left, a niece of the late Master Sgt. James Calfee, shows a photo of her uncle from his high school yearbook in Houston, Texas, Aug. 22, 2012. Calfee, who was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal, was killed in action in Laos in 1968. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

Silver Star hero

Rosalie Bacicia, sister of the late Master Sgt. James Calfee, reflects as she holds a photo of her brother in Houston, Texas, Aug. 22, 2012. Calfee, who was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal, was killed in action in Laos in 1968. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

Gen. Shelton speaks to IT conference

Gen. William L. Shelton, left, commander of the Air Force Space Command, listens as an attendee asks a question during the 11th Annual Air Force IT Day at Tyson's Corner, Va., Oct. 11, 2012. The event is an anual one-day conference focused on issues and challenges facing the future Air Force.(U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

UK Ultramarathon

Lt. Col. Chris Bennett, 100th Operations Support Squadron commander at Royal Air Force Station Mildenhall, England, makes his way along country roads between London and Brighton during an ultra-marathon on Sept. 30, 2012. The ultra-marathon was 61.2 miles and participants had to find their own way to the finish line aided by a map and compass. (Courtesy photo by Molly Bennett)

Critical training

Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Noel attends class with Marines and one international student during the U.S. Marine Corps Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy Advanced Course at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 14, 2012. Noel is attending Senior Enlisted Professional Military Education as part of a new program called EPME-Next. Noel is the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs superintendent of force management at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina Brownlow)

Caring for People

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy speaks at the Caring for People Forum at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Sept. 26, 2012. This is the fourth annual forum which provides strategies for commanders, leaders and care professionals to help Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Caring for People

Lt. Col. Gregory Laffitte, with the Air Force Manpower, Personnel and Services directorate, provides Airmen fitness highlights at the Caring for People Forum at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Sept. 26, 2012. This is the fourth annual forum which provides strategies for commanders, leaders and care professionals to help Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Caring for People

Paula Roy, wife of Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy, makes remarks from a senior spouse perspective at the Caring for People Forum at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Sept. 26, 2012. This is the fourth annual forum which provides strategies for commanders, leaders and care professionals to help Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Caring for People

Lt. Col. Gregory Laffitte, from Air Force the Manpower, Personnel and Services directorate, provides Airmen fitness highlights at the Caring for People Forum at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Sept. 26, 2012. This is the fourth annual forum which provides strategies for commanders, leaders and care professionals to help Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Caring for People

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III makes opening remarks for attendees of the Caring for People forum at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Sept. 26, 2012. This is the fourth annual forum which recognizes Air Force-wide Key Spouses and provides strategies for helping Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Caring for People

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III makes opening remarks for attendees of the Caring for People forum at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Sept. 26, 2012. This is the fourth annual forum which recognizes Air Force-wide Key Spouses and provides strategies for helping Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Partnerships develop Air Force youth

Betty Welsh, right, the wife of Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, hugs Paula Roy, the wife of Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy, during the Air Force Association Family Forum in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

Partnerships develop Air Force youth

Attendees applause as they listen to one of the speakers during the Air Force Association Family Forum in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

Air Force leaders offer perspectives at four-star forum

Air Force senior leaders discuss issues affecting the service during a 12-member panel at the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Air Force leaders offer perspectives at four-star forum

Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt III, director of the Air National Guard, takes questions during a 12-member senior leader panel at the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)