David Lay, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel representing the Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs Council, congratulates Staff Sgt. Belinda Thoreson, 707th Maintenance Squadron aircraft mechanic, for winning the 307th Bomb Wing Noncommissioned Officer for the third quarter of 2017 during a commander’s call on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 3, 2017. Lay presented Thoreson and the other winners with a Military Affairs Council coin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)