Chief's Choice Award
Staff Sgt. Jaime Vergara, 509th Medical Support Squadron, accepts the Chiefs’ Choice Award from Chief Master Sgt. John Stricklin, 20th Reconnaissance Squadron chief enlisted manager, May 23, 2013, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Vergara earned the award for kick-starting the Asian-Pacific American Heritage Committee, which had been dormant at Whiteman for the past three years. For the month’s festivities, he organized food tasting, martial arts demonstrations and cultural dances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ariel Nakmanee/Released)