333rd AMU shows support for child living with cancer

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 333rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit pose for a group photo in front of an F-15E Strike Eagle on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 2, 2012. The Airmen came together to prepare an aircraft in honor of Dyrk Burcie, a 4-year old living with terminal, stage four, pediatric liver cancer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey Robinson/Released)

Tribute to the sailor

Marilou Mercer accepts an American flag from U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Frederick Burke, 4th Fighter Wing honor guardsman, after a flag-folding ceremony on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., July 31, 2012. Marilou received the flag in honor of her late husband U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer retired, Walter Mercer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Nieves Camacho/Released)

Continuing education

The College Level Examination Program and Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support Subject Standardized Tests are standardized credit-by-examination tests which allow students to demonstrate proficiency in several college subjects. Many colleges grant credit to students who meet their minimum qualifying score. The base education center offers challenge exam testing for free to military members along with study materials. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey Robinson/Released)

Operation Air Force

U.S. Air Force Maj. Christopher Schulz, 333rd Fighter Squadron pilot, Cadet Alana Piccone, Lt. Col. Nathaniel Hesse, 336th Fighter Squadron pilot, and Cadet Annette Eichenberger pose for a photo prior to taking-off in an F-15E Strike Eagle on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., July 9, 2012. It is mandatory for all Air Force Academy cadets to complete a three-week program, Operation Air Force, at an installation to gain first-hand knowledge of the various career fields the operational Air Force has to offer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chuck Broadway/Released)

Governor signs bill to help military, vets, families work in state

North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue signs House Bill 799 at the Wayne County Veterans Memorial in downtown Goldsboro, N.C. July 24, 2012. This bill gives military spouses and veterans, professionally licensed in other states, the opportunity to apply for their N.C. license without having to re-license. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Colette Graham/Released)

Governor signs bill to help military, vets, families work in state

North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue speaks about House Bill 799 during a bill signing ceremony at the Wayne County Veterans Memorial in downtown Goldsboro, N.C. July 24, 2012. The bill will help simplify job certification procedures for military spouses and veterans entering the N.C. workforce. Perdue signed the bill at the end of the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Colette Graham/Released)