AFDW Airmen share their stories during NSSC

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III (left) talks with 1st Lt. Sarah Batzer-Frye before the start of the Airmen's panel during the annual National Security Scholars Conference being held at Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 16, 2013. Batzer-Frye, a critical care nurse working for the tri-service team at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Va., along with Tech. Sgt. Jason Sitzes, an evaluator flight engineer assigned to the 1st Helicopter Squadron, 11th Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md., and Staff Sgt. Jennifer Powell, a pallbearer with the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., talked about their experiences in the Air Force then answered questions from the conference attendees. Jointly hosted by the Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Welsh, the annual forum brings Air Force senior leaders and foreign policy and international security experts together to discuss the Air Force's strategic direction and its contribution to national defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Varhegyi)