Tech. Sgt. Maria Franklin-Pugh, non-commissioned officer

Tech. Sgt. Maria Franklin-Pugh, non-commissioned officer in charge of air traffic controller training and standardizations, checks to see if a light gun is operational Oct. 20, 2008, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Franklin-Pugh, a native of Lafayette, La., is deployed from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.