U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Clark, 307th Security Forces Squadron journeyman, guards a B-52 Stratofortress during Exercise Ample Strike 2019 at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 16,m 2019. Clark, a veteran of multiple deployments, used his academic and athletic prowess to earn multiple degrees and a college basketball scholarship before joining the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)