Road Warrior X

A security forces Airman from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. pauses while searching for opposing forces during the Road Warrior Exercise at Camp Guernsey, Wyo., Oct. 19, 2012. Airmen are taught to stop, look and listen while searching for possible threats. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton)

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)

Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager

Retired United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager prepares to board an F-15D Eagle from the 65th Aggressor Squadron Oct. 14, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. In a jet piloted by Capt. David Vincent, 65th AGRS pilot, Yeager is commemorating the 65th anniversary of his historic breaking of the sound barrier flight Oct. 14, 1947, in the Bell X-1 rocket research plane named "Glamorous Glennis." Yeager was awarded the prestigious Collier Trophy in 1948 for this landmark aeronautical achievement. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Archives

Dr. Pedro Loureiro checks a film reel at the automated search and retrieval system at the Defense Imagery Management Operations Center-Riverside, Calif., Oct. 9, 2012. Loureiro, the archivist at DIMOC-R, helped find a film reel containing clips of the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. The ASRS has about 280,000 analog tapes, 80,000 rells of 16mm and 35mm film and 40,000 negatives, slides and photos in storage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

Power of Thor

Lt. Col. Jenns Robertson, Air and Space Power Strategist at the Air Force Research Institute, researches information for Theater History of Operations at Maxwell Air Force Base Aug. 17. THOR is database of bombs dropped from American military aircraft from World War One through current times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Voss)

Water rescue

Airmen aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 41st Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., search the Gulf of Mexico for downed personnel during a water rescue exercise on Aug. 14, 2012. Airmen from the 41st RQS and 38th RQS worked to locate and rescue downed personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

Vibrant Response 13

Joint search and extraction team members pull a simulated victim from the rubble at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center at Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 27, 2012, during exercise Vibrant Response 13. Vibrant Response is a U.S. Northern Command-sponsored field training exercise for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive consequence management forces designed to improve their ability to respond to catastrophic incidents. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Anderson)

Remove before flight

Maintainers from the 81st Fighter Squadron pull out firing pins and chocks to ready an A-10 Thunderbolt II for takeoff before a night combat search and rescue training mission July 20, 2012. The maintainers took part in Dacian Thunder, a month-long partnership building exercise that included U.S. Air Force, Romanian air force, U.S. Marine Corps and the Royal Air Force participants. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Natasha Stannard)

Search

Staff Sgt. Eduardo Ausmann observes Kyrgyz Republic Lt. Salamat Temirbekov search for simulated contaminated materials as part a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives training scenario during Exercise Regional Cooperation 12 at the Koi Tash Military Academy in Kyrgyzstan on June 22, 2012. Regional Cooperation 12 is a multinational exercise designed to strengthen relationships and promote regional cooperation among the participating nations while offering coordinated, rapid response scenarios in the event of a disaster affecting multiple countries within the region. Ausmann is a 376th Expeditionary Medical Group biomedical engineer deployed out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

Pave the way

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing load an HH-60 Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopter onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for a 120-day deployment to Afghanistan on May 28, 2012. The helicopter is a part of a package of equipment and crew that is deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Shannon Oleson)

Touchdown

Pararescuemen parachute into a landing zone at Fort Polk, La., May 15, 2012. The Airmen were part of a Patriot Saint exercise combat search and rescue mission to rescue a Soldier from hostile forces. The pararescuemen are assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeff Walston)

Finding Reeves

Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Laguana, 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron posted fliers in downtown Anchorage May 4 in search of Senior Airman Clinton Reeves. Reeves has been missing since April 23. He was the victim of a homocide and his body was identified May 9, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cynthia Spalding)

Dignified Transfer

Chief Master Sgt. Diane Munson straightens an American flag on a casket that will contain the remains of Tech. Sgt. Allen J. Avery during Avery's burial ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., April 6, 2012. Avery was part of a combat search and rescue mission aboard an HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant helicopter when they were shot down over Quang Tri province, South Vietnam, April 6, 1972. Munson is with the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)

Dignified Transfer

Airman 1st Class Josh Busch, center, carries an urn containing the remains Tech. Sgt. Allen J. Avery while Senior Airman Jeremy Dotson, background, carries a folded American flag during Avery's burial ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., April 6, 2012. Avery was part of a combat search and rescue mission aboard an HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant helicopter when they were shot down over Quang Tri province, South Vietnam, April 6, 1972. Saluting in the foreground are Chief Master Sgt. Diane Munson, left, and Col. Charles Cornelisse, a chaplain. The Airmen are with the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)

Cope Taufan 2012

Chief Master Sgt. William Makaneole, a Pacific Air Forces plans and programs project officer, watches as Royal Malaysian Air Force Cpl. Mohd Sukri Bin Nor Saidi, of Provost Squadron 104, searches a simulated suspect during a subject matter expert exchange at Cope Taufan 2012 at TUDM Butterworth on April 5, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Matt Summers)

Cope Taufan 2012

Chief Master Sgt. William Makaneole, a Pacific Air Forces plans and programs project officer, shows Royal Malaysian Air Force airmen from Provost Squadron 104 how to search a simulated suspect during a subject matter expert exchange at Cope Taufan 2012 at TUDM Butterworth on April 5, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Matt Summers)

Above all

Aircrew Airmen hover in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a maritime personnel recovery exercise during an annual competition in Key West, Fla., March 20, 2012. U.S. pararescuemen and Canadian search and rescue technicians exercise together annually to synergize rescue techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Fuller)

AF alternative fuel testing

1st Lt. Brett McNichols checks a fuel sample Feb. 8, 2012, at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory, like McNichols, analyse fuel samples from all around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

Air Force Research Laboratory

Capt. Michael Cole (left), Jennifer Engelman (center) and Janet Stewart perform fuel quality assurance testing at the Air Force research Laboratory Feb. 8, 2012 at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Cole, Engelman and Stewart are all chemists assigned to the Air Force Research Laboratory. (U.S. Air Force photo/MSgt Jeremy Lock)

Air Force Research Laboratory

Capt. Michael Cole performs fuel quality assurance testing Feb. 8, 2012, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Cole is the deputy chief of the Laboratory Division at the Air Force Research Laboratory.(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

JOAX 2012

A U.S. Army Soldier provides rear security for a building search during Joint Operations Access Exercise 12-01 in Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 12, 2012. The JOAX is a combined effort between the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and Canadian armed forces to complete a night airborne operation with follow-on missions, which replicate possible real world scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Mancha)

JOAX 2012

Army Pfc. Deshawn Townes, of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, watches detainees during Joint Operations Access Exercise 12-01 in Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 12, 2012. The unit was part of the forward operating team that secured the building and searched the occupants after their jump out of the C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Mancha)

Getting weird

First Lt. Sarah Ruzzin transforms from a lyrical dancer to a 'nerdy' dancer during her dance performance at the 2012 Air Force Worldwide Talent Search at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 15, 2012. Ruzzin, who is from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., won first place for dance during the competition, which took place Jan. 9-16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chris Burch)

Monster performance

Senior Airman Kyle Willis rocks the bass to "Frankenstein" during his instrumental performance at the 2012 Air Force Worldwide Talent Search at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 15, 2012. Willis, who is from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., won first place for instrumentalists during the competition, which took place Jan. 9-16. The annual competition helps select members for the expeditionary entertainment group,Tops in Blue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chris Burch)

Fire man

Senior Airman Joseph Hardeman sings "Set Fire to the Rain" during his vocal performance at the 2012 Air Force Worldwide Talent Search at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 13, 2012. Hardeman, who is from Cannon Air Force Base, Ariz., won first place for male vocalists during the competition, which was held Jan. 9-16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chris Burch)

Got talent

Senior Airman Joleen Dedmon, from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., sings "I Wanna Love You Forever" during her vocal performance at the 2012 Air Force Worldwide Talent Search at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 14, 2012. Dedmon won first place for female vocalists during the competition, which was held Jan. 9-16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chris Burch)

Double jeopardy

Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., perform a search-and-rescue demonstration at Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov. 5, 2011. The demonstration was part of the Cocoa Beach Air Show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Anna-Marie Wyant)

Water lift

Staff Sgt. Jacob Schaumberg, a 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman, is hoisted up onboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter by Master Sgt. John Durbin, a 33rd Rescue Squadron flight engineer and squadron superintendent, during a joint field training exercise off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, on Sept. 1, 2011. Members from the two squadrons trained together on water survival, search and rescue, close air support, and maritime defense and interdiction. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jarvie Z. Wallace)

Searching for survivors

Senior Airman Steven Nizbet looks for trapped survivors March 16, 2011, at Sendai Airport, Japan. Nizbet is a pararescueman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

167th AW provides testing ground for mask development

Tech. Sgt. Michael Lindamood, a loadmaster for the 167th Airlift Squadron, performs a preflight inspection while wearing a joint service aircrew mask as a research team for the JSAM observes at the West Virginia Air National Guard in Martinsburg, W.Va., Dec. 7, 2011. A Department of Defense research team working on the development of a joint service aircrew mask conducted field assessments at the 167th Airlift Wing. (Air National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

167th AW provides testing ground for mask development

Steve Leadore and Kevin O'Neal, both Joint Service Aircrew-Fixed Wing Research Team members, assist Maj. Jeff Musser, a pilot for the 167th Airlift Squadron, don equipment during an assessment of the equipment at the West Virginia Air National Guard in Martinsburg, W.Va., Dec. 7, 2011. A Department of Defense research team working on the development of a joint service aircrew mask conducted field assessments at the 167th Airlift Wing. (Air National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

Holloman scientist receives Harold Brown Award

Dr. Michael Hooser, the recipient of the 2011 Harold Brown Award, addresses the audience during a ceremony held in his honor at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, 2011. A chief scientist from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Hooser received the award for his role in significant advances in hypersonic missile research. (U.S. Air Force photo/Andy Morataya)