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)

Critical training

Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Noel, center, does elevated push-ups with his PME class as part of the U.S. Marine Corps Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy Advanced Course at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 14, 2012. 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

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

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, 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 remarks 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)