McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Tech. Sgt. Joseph T. Bush, right, receives the academic achievement award for NCO Academy Class 12-3 at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center here from Senior Master Sgt. Tyrone F. Bingham, left, April 12, 2012. The academic achievement award denotes excellence as a scholar. It is based upon all summative objective tests and individual performance evaluations and is given to the student with the highest overall academic standing. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/Released)