Maj. Kenneth Holmes, Air Force Special Operations Command chief of space training, second from right, receives the first annual Forrest S. McCartney National Defense Award from Jim McCarthy, far right, the NSC Chairman, at a luncheon held Tuesday. Also pictured are Brig. Gen. Anthony Cotton, 45th Space Wing commander, and Mrs. Ruth McCartney, the widow of Air Force Lt. Gen. Forrest S. McCartney. The three-star was the former director of Kenney Space Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Cory Long)