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Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody challenges the class of the Air Force Senior NCO Academy graduates to take care of their Airmen and their families during his speech at the graduation ceremony Feb. 26. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Blankenship)

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Airmen raise the flag in a revile ceremony during the 40th anniversary of the Air Force Senior NCO Academy. During the anniversary, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody served as the guest speaker for the celebration and spoke to the graduates about the strides the academy has made since its birth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Blankenship)

Maxwell celebrates Children's Dental Health Month

Chief Master Sgt. Lawrence Kirby, Thomas E. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, senior enlisted leader for Air Force enlisted education, reads a book to students at Maxwell Elementary Middle School, Feb. 12. Kirby was part of a team who spent time with kids teaching them good dental habits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Blankenship)

New POW exhibit opens at Gunter

Capt. Bill Robinson stands in front of the Operation Homecoming exhibit where a mannequin cast in his likeness stands ready to leave the cell, garbed in an Operation Homecoming uniform issued to him by North Vietnamese guards during his time as a prisoner of war. The Operation Homecoming exhibit opened at the Enlisted Heritage Research Institute, Feb. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Stoltz)

Kids, spouses, teachers learn about deployments

Airman 1st Class Monterrius Bates helps Ethan Dixon try on Kevlar during the deployment line of the inaugural Kids, Spouses and Teachers Understanding Deployment Operations, or KUDOS, SUDOS and TUDOS event, held Saturday on Maxwell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Stoltz)

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The 42nd Air Base Wing Annual Awards Banquet, with presentations by wing commander Col. Trent Edwards and command chief Chief Master Sgt. Garth Meade, was held at the Maxwell Club on Jan. 25, 2013. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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The 42nd Air Base Wing Annual Awards Banquet, with presentations by wing commander Col. Trent Edwards and command chief Chief Master Sgt. Garth Meade, was held at the Maxwell Club on Jan. 25, 2013. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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The 42nd Air Base Wing Annual Awards Banquet, with presentations by wing commander Col. Trent Edwards and command chief Chief Master Sgt. Garth Meade, was held at the Maxwell Club on Jan. 25, 2013. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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The 42nd Air Base Wing Annual Awards Banquet, with presentations by wing commander Col. Trent Edwards and command chief Chief Master Sgt. Garth Meade, was held at the Maxwell Club on Jan. 25, 2013. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Maxwell AFB, Ala. -

The 42nd Air Base Wing Annual Awards Banquet, with presentations by wing commander Col. Trent Edwards and command chief Chief Master Sgt. Garth Meade, was held at the Maxwell Club on Jan. 25, 2013. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Cadets from AFJROTC MA-761

Cadets from AFJROTC MA-761, Charlestown High School, Mass., posted the colors at the start of the Boston Celtics vs. L.A. Clippers NBA basketball game Feb. 3. Pictured are aerospace science instructor retired Chief Master Sgt. Jose Lopes, cadets Ray Ortega, Woquan Li, Yinyin Zhou, Shuru Mai, Jian Lin and Tania Alfonso and senior aerospace science instructor retired Maj. Bri Chaisson. (Courtesy photo)

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Debbie Gaddy, chair of the Alabama Goodwill Ambassadors' Advisory Committee, was selected from more than 85,000 individuals across 12 Air Education and Training Command bases to receive the inaugural AETC International Student Support Award, presented by Lt. Gen. David Fadok, Air University commander and president, Tuesday during a ceremony at the Maxwell Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)