U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Roger E. Williams Jr. Assistant Adjutant General for Air, presents outgoing State Command Chief Master Sgt. Bruce G. Pickett, North Carolina Air National Guard, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal during a Change of Authority ceremony held at the North Carolina Air National Guard base, Charlotte Douglas Int'l. Airport, Feb. 8, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Rich Kerner, 145th Public Affairs/Released)