Chief Master Sgt. Jose A. Baraza, 12th Air Force command chief, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., hands an Order of the Sword scroll to Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Montgomery, command chief of U.S. Air Forces Central Command during an order of the sword ceremony at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, Va., Oct. 27, 2016. U.S. Air Force NCOs revised and updated the Order of the Sword ceremony and adopted it in 1967. Since then, the rare honor of receiving it has only been accorded to those special leaders who demonstrate extraordinary support for the enlisted corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson)