AMC Order of the Sword
Scott Air Force Base, Ill - Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Barron (right), Air Mobility Command command chief, and Chief Master Sgt. James Cody (center), 18th Air Force command chief, present Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, AMC commander, with his own AMC Sword, at the Order of the Sword ceremony, held on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Aug. 14, 2009. The Order of the Sword ceremony is the highest honor the enlisted force can present to anyone. Gen. Lichte is only the ninth officer in AMC history to be given such an honor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Farnsworth)