Senior Airman Rebecca Hall watches as Col. James Jacobson signs a proclamation in recognition of November being Native American History Month at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Nov. 3, 2011. Native Americans have served as valuable members of the armed forces for many years. Since World War II, 12 Native Americans have been awarded the Medal of Honor. Hall is a security controller assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and is deployed from the 22nd Security Forces Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Jacobson is the commander of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Hank Hoegen)