It's official!

Senior Master Sgt. Richard Reynolds Jr., the class president, holds his degree aloft in celebration at the Air Force Senior NCO Academy graduation Tuesday.

Graduation day

From left, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy is joined by his counterpart, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael Leavitt with graduates of the Air Force Senior NCO Academy Tuesday. Featured second from right is Lt. Gen. David Fadok, commander and president of the Air University. Air Force photo by Bud Hancock

SNCO Academy seeks instructors

Senior Master Sgt. Maurice A. Arnold, an instructor at the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, teaches a class recently. The SNCOA helps prepare senior leaders to operate more effectively in both garrison and expeditionary environments. It is seeking more instructors. (Air Force photo/Bennett Rock)

Falcon's Nest at Gunter reopens

The Falcon's Nest, a key dining event and catering facility at Gunter Annex reopened July 8. The Falcon's Nest was closed for approximately nine months for minor renovations and will host a grand reopening Aug. 4. (Air Force photo/Donna Burnett)

'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)

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)

Graduation day arrives for First Sergeants Academy student

Master Sgt. Michael Diaz displays the "Diamond" he earned after completing the Air Force First Sergeants Academy at Gunter. Sergeant Diaz now returns to the 147th Mission Support Group at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas where he will apply his new skills as the unit's "first shirt." (U.S. Air Force photo/Melissa Ojeda)

SNCOA honors Tuskegee Airman

While speaking at Gunter's Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy on April 1, Lt. Col. (ret.) Herbert Carter was surprised with the academy's honorary diploma by Lt. Gen. Allen G. Peck (left), commander of Air University. Colonel Carter was invited to the academy to tell of his experiences as a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. According to the academy's Chief Master Sgt. Michael Foster, Colonel Carter has spoken to 68 SNCOA classes and more than 20,000 students since 1997. Also shown is Chief Master Sgt. Shelia Knox, vice commandant of the SNCOA. (Air Force photo by Bud Hancock)