Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presented a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to each of several Air University staff

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall (center) presented a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to each of several Air University staff, faculty and former students during a ceremony May 9, 2023, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Pictured to Kendall’s left is Air University Commander and President Lt. Gen. Andrea Tullos. The award is given to those who exhibited exemplary leadership, character and ethical behavior and is the most prestigious award given by Air University on behalf of the secretary of the Air Force. Recipients from left to right are Maj. Kelsey Payton, student, Air Command and Staff College; Senior Master Sgt. Justin Baker, student, Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy; Air Force ROTC Cadet Samantha Vi-Tang, University of California-Los Angeles Detachment 055; Maj. Craig Moore, Air Force ROTC Detachment 025, Arizona State University; Tech. Sgt. Jose Rivera, Community College of the Air Force; William Tooke, Air Force SNCOA; and Maj. Sergei McNulty, Air Force Officer Training School. Not available for the presentation was Senior Master Sgt. Enrique Moore, education directorate, Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trey Ward)