AFCENT CC Visits Wing

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Goldfein, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, addresses members of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2011. Goldfein visited the wing as part of his initial tour around the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)

AFCENT CC Visits Wing

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Goldfein, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, addresses members of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2011. Goldfein visited the wing as part of his initial tour around the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber Williams)

U.S. Air Forces Central Command change of command

Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, commander of U.S. Central Command, passes the U.S. Air Forces Central Command guidon to Lt. Gen. David L. Goldfein at the USAFCENT change of command ceremony, Aug. 3, 2011, in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Paul Labbe)

U.S. Air Forces Central Command change of command

Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks during the U.S. Air Forces Central Command change of command ceremony in Southwest Asia, Aug. 3, 2011. Lt. Gen. David L. Goldfein assumed command from Lt. Gen. Gilmary Michael Hostage III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Paul Labbe)

Official photo of Col. Mark D. Moore, 9th Air Force commander, Shaw AFB, Sc.

Official photo of Col. Mark D. Moore, 9th Air Force commander, Shaw AFB, Sc.

Secretary of the Air Force Visit Southwest Asia

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley speaks to U.S. Air Force Capt. Alexander Riseborough,a 609th Air and Space Operations Center liasion officer, about flying operations as he walks through the Combined Air and Space Operation Center, Jan. 29, 2010, in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/ STAFF Sgt Angelita Lawrence/released)

Chief Sullens

Chief Master Sgt. Stephen Sullens, Air Combat Command command chief, discusses deployment preparations with security forces and explosive ordnance disposal Airmen at a forward operating base in Afghanistan on Nov. 19. Chief Sullens visited with Airmen throughout the Central command area of responsibility to see how the mission is progressing, addressing their concerns and thanking them for their service. (Courtesy photo)

Chief Sullens

An Airman briefs Chief Master Sgt. Stephen Sullens, Air Combat Command command chief, on the role the 586th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron plays in Operation Iraqi Freedom on Nov. 19 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Chief Sullens visited with Airmen throughout the Central command area of responsibility to see how the mission is progressing, addressing their concerns and thanking them for their service. (Courtesy photo)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Col. Michael Humphrey explains to Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley how construction is coming along on the new Combined Air and Space Operations Center, which is the center of air operations for war on terror in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Lt. Gen. Gary North, Combined Forces Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command, discusses the integration and synchronization of air power as Air Force Secretary Michael Donley overlooks the operations floor of the Combined Air and Space Operations Center located in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

9th Air Force commander visits Moody

Capt. David Williams briefs Lt. Gen. Gary L. North, 9th Air Force commander, during his tour at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., on Wednesday, April 19, 2006. The captain showed the general the new warrior aid and liter kit, which is an expanded, vehicle-mounted self-aid and buddy care system. Captain Williams is assigned to the 820th Security Forces Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller)

CENTAF commander visits troops

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- Lt. Gen. Walter E. Buchanan III, U.S. Central Command Air Forces commander, addresses Airmen and Sailors in a hangar here as part of his last trip to Afghanistan as commander. General Buchanan is scheduled to retire this spring. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus McDonald)

Top chief visits troops

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray talks to Airmen with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Jan. 3. He wanted to get their thoughts on the Air Force's future, its new uniforms and the "One Force" concept. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rhiannon Willard)

Trip downrange

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray talks to Brig. Gen. Stanley T. Kresge and other senior leaders during his visit to this desert base. General Kresge is the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rhiannon Willard)

Setting the Pace

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (right), gets a welcome to Southwest Asia from 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Dwayne Hopkins (left) and wing commander Brig. Gen. Stanley Kresge. General Pace visited this desert base Dec. 28. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class De-Juan Haley)

Desert duty

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne shakes an Airman's hand. The Airmen are with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. This is Secretary Wynne's first tour to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rhiannon Willard)

Desert duty

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne shakes hands with Chief Master Sgt. Dwayne Hopkins, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief. This is Secretary Wynne's first tour to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rhiannon Willard)

Combat ready Raptor

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- Gen. Ronald Keys and Brig. Gen. Burton Fields answer questions during a press conference to announce the F-22A Raptor's initial operating capability today. General Keys is the commander of Air Combat Command. General Fields is the commander of the 1st Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Quinton T. Burris)

New one-star joins two-star brother

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Maj. Gen. Stanley Gorenc (left) and his brother, Brig. Gen. Frank Gorenc, are two of 271 general officers in the active-duty Air Force of more than 350,000. The two-star general is director of operational capabilities requirements in Washington, and his younger brother will be the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander at Balad Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha Willner)

Lackland medics support OIF evacuation mission

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Lt. Gen. Walter E. Buchanan III talks with Capt. Tamra Weatherbee and Army Pfc. Matt Baugh at the contingency aeromedical staging facility here Jan. 16. The general commands 9th Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces and he stopped by the facility to visit staff and patients during a short visit to Balad. Captain Weatherbee is a staff nurse deployed from the 859th Medical Operations Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Private Baugh is a member of the Army's 15th Infantry Division deployed from Fort Lewis, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marc Barnes)

Fashion statement

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. Paul Hughes (from right) and Chief Master Sgt. James Roy help Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray with his microphone before an enlisted call at a forward-deployed location Nov. 8. Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche, Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper and Chief Murray are touring bases in Southwest Asia while wearing the new version of the proposed utility uniform. Sergeant Hughes is assigned to Air Force News Agency's Detachment 4, and Chief Roy is the command chief master sergeant with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicole Spence)

In the bag

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (AFPN) -- Col. Greg Augst, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, throws his share of sandbags during the two-day effort to secure liners for the fuel farm expansion project at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeff Hamm.)

Adopt a Village

JANGADAM VILLAGE, Afghanistan -- An elder here shows Lt. Col. John Bernier and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Sydnor the village water supply during the delivery of humanitarian supplies Dec. 31. Bernier is the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing flight safety officer, and Sydnor is the 455th AEW command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

Adopt a Village

JANGADAM VILLAGE, Afghanistan -- Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Sydnor visits with a child here during the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group's delivery of humanitarian supplies Dec. 31. Sydnor is the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)