Red Flight Honor Guard Noncommissioned Officer of the Year nominee, Staff Sgt. Jeremy Hale, AFTAC, leads the team to retrieve the casket from the hearse and prepares to begin pall bearing during the Honor Guard Airman of the Year Board, which consisted of a total of 8 nominees competing in the Airman, Noncommissioned Officer and Company Grade Officer categories. Participants had a uniform inspection, answered a series of questions and performed in a scenario unknown to them until the board presented it. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Matthew Jurgens.)