Iraq's chief master sergeant of the Air Force speaks with U.S. counterpart, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy speaks alongside his counterpart, the Iraqi chief master sergeant of the Air Force, during a session Dec. 7 at the U.S. Air Force’s Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The Iraqi chief was in the States for the first time, visiting Air University and other Air Education and Training Command bases to observe and glean ideas concerning how the U.S. Air Force educates and trains its Airmen for the duration of their careers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Iraq's chief master sergeant of the Air Force speaks to Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy

The Iraqi chief master sergeant of the Air Force speaks Dec. 7 at the U.S. Air Force’s Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. During the visit, his first to the States, the chief heard from the Academy and other elements of Air University, regarding how the U.S. Air Force educates its Airmen across the spectrum of ranks. The chief was scheduled to make stops at other Air Education and Training Command bases during his time in the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Senior NCO Academy graduates largest class ever

Members of the Senior NCO Academy's largest class ever graduated this week. On Tuesday, approximately 550 people, SNCOA graduates and First Sergeant Academy members celebrated with a combined formation run at Gunter Annex. (Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)

'Share the Joy' brings holiday cheer to junior ranks, families

Members of the Maxwell and Gunter Top 3 council “share the joy” by putting together Thanksgiving boxes of food items for needy families. Above, Senior Master Sgt. Robert Spaulding of the Air Force Logistics Management Agency prepares a box that will go to a Maxwell-Gunter family identified by first sergeants that is in need. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bennett Rock)

Cross Culturally Competent Air Force SNCOs

Chief Warrant Officer Gabriel Chartier, an instructor at the Air Force Senior NCO Academy, briefs a case study to his students at the academy Oct. 23. CWO Chartier is assisting the Air Force as an educational instructor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bennett Rock)

Cross Culturally Competent Air Force SNCOs

Senior Master Sgt. Maurice Arnold, an instructor at the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officers Academy, teaches cross cultural competence to senior noncommissioned officers at the AFSNCOA Oct. 23. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bennett Rock)