Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard, presented with a plaque of a commemorative brick, placed in his name at Enlisted Heritage Hall, Gunter Annex at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall (left), the Senior Enlisted Leader of the National Guard Bureau, Command Sgt. Maj. Richard J. Burch (second from the left), the command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt. Chief Master Sgt. Christopher E. Muncy (right), the command chief master sergeant to the director of the Air National Guard, presents Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard, with a plaque of a commemorative brick, placed in his name at Enlisted Heritage Hall, Gunter Annex at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. during the 2012 Soldier and Airmen of the Year banquet at the Sheraton Pentagon City, Arlington, Va 24, Aug 2012. The banquet honors the accomplishments of Soldiers and Airmen during combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, volunteer work in their communities and educational excellence. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Marvin Preston/RELEASED)

Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard, addresses attendees during the 2012 Soldier and Airmen of the Year banquet

Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard, addresses attendees during the 2012 Soldier and Airmen of the Year banquet at the Sheraton Pentagon City in Arlington, Va 24, Aug 2012. The banquet honors the accomplishments of Soldiers and Airmen during combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, volunteer work in their communities and educational excellence. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Marvin Preston/RELEASED)

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher E. Muncy, the command chief master sergeant to the director of the Air National Guard speaks before the audience at the 2012 Soldier and Airmen of the Year banquet

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher E. Muncy, the command chief master sergeant to the director of the Air National Guard speaks before the audience at the 2012 Soldier and Airmen of the Year banquet at the Sheraton Pentagon City in Arlington, Va 24, Aug 2012. The banquet honors the accomplishments of Soldiers and Airmen during combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, volunteer work in their communities and educational excellence. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Marvin Preston/RELEASED)

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher E. Muncy, the command chief master sergeant to the director of the Air National Guard, discusses the accomplishments of the six 2012 ANG Outstanding Airmen of the Year

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher E. Muncy, the command chief master sergeant to the director of the Air National Guard, discusses the accomplishments of the six 2012 ANG Outstanding Airmen of the Year during the 2012 ANG Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards ceremony at the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 22, 2012. The ANG Outstanding Airmen of the Year ceremony recognizes the ANGs six top performers for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal achievements. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Marvin Preston/RELEASED)

Airmen from the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base are honored for their service in Afghanistan during a ceremony held on base Aug. 18.

Airmen from the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base are honored for their service in Afghanistan during a ceremony held on base Aug. 18. Bronze Star medals, Army Commendation Medals and Air Force Combat Medals were presented by Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, Director Air National Guard.

Senior Airman Jameson Decker, 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, is presented the Army Commendation Medal by Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, Director Air National Guard

Senior Airman Jameson Decker, 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, is presented the Army Commendation Medal by Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, Director Air National Guard, on August 18, 2012 for meritorious service while assigned as Joint Terminal Attack Controllers in support of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during Operations Enduring Freedom. Senior Airman Decker was deployed from November 2011 through March 2012. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Roberta A. Thompson) (Released)