Father and son team up for Satellite NCO Academy
McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. -- Tech. Sgt. Adam C. Helligrass, left, and his father, Tech. Sgt Robert J. Helligrass, right, both aerospace maintenance craftsmen with the 109th Airlift Wing, in Scotia, N.Y., graduate together from the Satellite Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Academy Class 10-2 at The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center, Dec. 15, 2009. The Satellite NCO Academy is a 12-week distance learning version of the NCO Academy that was specifically designed for Air National Guard members who cannot attend the six-week program, but still want the education, experience and credit of attending the program in-residence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/Released)