2012 K9 Trials

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Webster, master at arms and military working dog handler, carries Fergina, a 6-year-old patrol and explosives detection dog, as they compete during the Department of Defense Military Working Dog Trials at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 4, 2012. Military working dogs and their handlers from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines competed in the event. Webster is stationed at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Corey Hook)

2012 K9 Trials

More than 40 competitors from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines complete a 6-mile Iron Dog obstacle course during the Department of Defense Military Working Dog Trials at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 4, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Corey Hook)

K9 Trials 2012

A military working dog and his handler are ready to showcase their skills during the Department of Defense Military Working Dog K-9 Trials held at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 4, 2012. The three-day event will test the competitors with deployment-type scenarios and obstacles, as well as an iron dog competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Corey Hook)

K9 Trials 2012

A military working dog bites a mock suspect during a scenario in the Department of Defense Military Working Dog K-9 Trails held at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 4, 2012. The trials test the competitors’ skills in duty specific challenges such as drug searching and explosives detection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Corey Hook)

AETC presents General Flowers with Order of the Sword

Air Education and Training Command enlisted service members greet Maj. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers with applause during his arrival to the Parr O'Club at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, April 6. Flowers was inducted to the Order of the Sword. He is the seventh person in AETC history to be selected. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joel Martinez)

AETC commander delivers new MC-130J to Kirtland AFB

MARIETTA, Ga., -- An MC-130J Combat Shadow II takes off from Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., March 13. Gen. Edward A. Rice, Jr., commander of Air Education and Training Command delivered aircraft 5682 to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. "The C-130J is the backbone of the mobility fleet and a critical component in our Airmen's ability to fly, fight and win," said Rice. "It is an honor to deliver the newest member of the Kirtland fleet." This is the 2,406th Hercules delivered to date. (Lockheed Martin photo by Todd McQueen)