Senior Master Sgt. Billie Statom (center), superintendent of the 601st Air and Space Operations Center’s Combat Operations Division, is presented with the distinguished graduate award after completion of the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., July 21. Statom finished the seven-week course, which had 422 students, among the top 10 percent for high academic grades and favorable peer and instructor reviews. (Couresty photo)