AFRS commander receives NAACP Meritorious Service Award
(Left to right) Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz; Brig. Gen. Balan R. Ayyar, Air Force Recruiting Service commander; and Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP Washington Bureau director and Senior Vice President for Advocacy, pose for a photo after Ayyar received the NAACP Meritorious Service Award July 26, 2011, in Los Angeles. He received the award at the organization's Annual Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Awards Dinner, held in conjunction with the NAACP annual convention. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Lou Hernandez)