U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mariah Alexander, 633rd Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, reflects on her first year in the Air Force at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Aug. 23, 2012. Alexander was presented with a coin that belonged to her stepfather, retired Chief Master Sgt. Eugene Burroughs Jr., who passed away three weeks before her Air Force Anniversary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Teresa Aber/Released)