Tech. Sgt. Kierstin Flores, an air transportation specialist assigned to the 81st Aerial Port Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., poses for a photograph on July 21, 2012 in the lobby of the 81st Aerial Port Squadron training building before the start of morning briefings. Sgt. Flores recently competed in the Ms. Veteran America pageant in Washington. (U.S. Air Force image/released)