LAST CONFERENCE

Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley smiles as Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III thanks him for his service during what Donley said would be his last scheduled press briefing as secretary, at the Pentagon, May 24, 2013. Donley announced plans to step down as the Air Force's top civilian after serving in the position for nearly five years. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett

PRESS BRIEFING

Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III brief reporters on the state of the Air Force at the Pentagon, May 24, 2013. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett

INITIATIVE 2.0

Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter introduces Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., May 23, 2013. Carter and Kendall spoke on the new Better Budget Buying Power Initiative 2.0, which Carter said will help mitigate the effects of sequestration. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

BUYING POWER

Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, speaks on the new Better Budget Buying Power Initiative 2.0 at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., May 23, 2013. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who introduced Kendall, said the initiative will help mitigate the effects of sequestration. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

DEBRIS SEARCH

Air Force Tech. Sgts. Brandon White, left, Ben Lake, middle, and Senior Airman Joshua Jacobs, right, help a resident search through debris looking for salvageable items in Moore, Okla., May 22, 2013, after a devastating tornado killed dozens of people there, May 20. White, Lake and Jacobs, joint terminal attack controllers, are assigned to the 138th Combat Training Flight. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder

ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki participate in a round-table discussion on VA claims backlog hosted by Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., May 22, 2013. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett

QUICK DRILL

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James Nelson drills holes in a wall during a project to support Combined Special Operations Task Force 10 on Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 15, 2013. Nelson, a builder, is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Meritt Phillips

LINES DOWN

Power lines litter a roadway in Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013, after a devastating tornado killed dozens of people there, May 20. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Roberta Thompson