Master Sgt. Courtney King, Mathies NCO Academy instructor, Keesler Air Force Base, receives a plaque from members of the head table during the 36th Annual Salute to the Military Oct. 21, 2014, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Miss. King was recognized as the winner of the Thomas V. Fredian Community Leadership Award at the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)