Chief Master Sgt. Ruben Gonzalez, right, is awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, fifth oak leaf cluster, by Col. Chris Nowland, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, during a ceremony held Aug. 3 in the atrium of Bldg. 500 at Vance AFB, Okla. Chief Gonzalez served as the 71st FTW command chief master sergeant from Nov. 22, 2007, to June 12, 2009. He leaves Vance for a 365-day deployment to Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Terry Wasson)