The chief master sergeant of the Iraqi air force speaks Dec. 7, 2010, at the U.S. Air Force's senior NCO academy at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. During the visit, his first to the U.S., the chief heard from senior NCO academy officials and officials from other elements of Air University, regarding how U.S. Air Force officials educate their Airmen across the spectrum of ranks. The chief was scheduled to make stops at other Air Education and Training Command bases during his time in the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)