U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, promotes Airman 1st Class Gabriel J. Poling to the rank of senior airman during an impromptu ceremony on the flightline at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2011.

Poling is a cyber transport systems airman deployed from 325th Communications Squadron.

U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael O'Connor