Retired Senior Master Sgt. James Core III, an Air Force Junior ROTC instructor at Cypress Ridge High School, Houston, Texas, assists new instructors, June 20, during the Air Force Junior ROTC Instructor Certification Course held at the Air Force Senior NCO Academy at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama, June 12-21, 2019. Core was named the 2019 Air Force Junior ROTC Instructor of the Year, Aerospace Science Instructor category. (U.S. Air Force photo by William Birchfield)