McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. -- Senior Airman Tyler Russell, right, receives the academic achievement award for Airman Leadership School Class 11-8 at The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center from Senior Master Sgt. Tyrone Bingham, EPME director of education, Oct. 28, 2011. 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/Released)