CSAF talks leadership

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III speaks to Airmen during the Air Force First Sergeant Leadership Conference at Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 15, 2012. The conference gathers active duty, Guard and Reserve first sergeants from across the service to discuss issues affecting the mission, Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Joanna Hensley)

Former CMSAF forum

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy pose for a group photo with former chief master sergeants of the Air Force during the Air Force Sergeants Association Convention and Professional Airmen's Conference in Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 15, 2012. The chiefs attended an annual leadership forum as well as other briefings and forums held throughout the conference. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ciara Wymbs)

Former CMSAF forum

Former chief master sergeants of the Air Force listen as Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III shares his senior leadership perspective at the Air Force Sergeants Association Convention and Professional Airmen's Conference Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 15, 2012. During his speech, Welsh emphasized the role leaders play in Airmen's lives as well as the importance of leaders getting to know their Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ciara Wymbs)

Student employee sets standard in workforce recruiting program

Veena Meer, a student employee with the Air Force Equal Opportunity Office, received a Defense Department award in a ceremony at the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., July 26, 2012. Meer was awarded for her work in promoting the employment of disabled people. She and four others were chosen from a field of 400 students supporting the workforce recruitment program. Her accomplishments include helping to place the highest amount of workforce recruitment program students in Air Force history, increasing the efficiency of screening program candidates, eliminating discrepancies to ensure 100-percent accuracy in the program database and creating exit surveys to gather feedback from those students who declined positions with the program. (Securities and Exchange Commission photo/Scott Weaver)

AFSA Convention

Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Binnicker speaks about the Enlisted Village at the 2012 Professional Airmen's Conference in Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 12, 2012. Binnicker, the ninth CMSAF, now serves as the president and chief executive officer of the Air Force Enlisted Village, a non-profit charity located in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The Enlisted Village provides a home for the surviving spouses of enlisted military personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ciara Wymbs)

AFSA Convention

Retired Col. John Bowley gives an account of his career at the 2012 Professional Airmen's Conference welcome breakfast in Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 12, 2012. Bowley is the former commander of the College of Enlisted Professional Military Education. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ciara Wymbs)