The Air Force Financial Operations conference emphasized cross talk between Air Force finance leaders and financial managers who work face to face with customers each day. From left, Chief Master Sgt. Kendall Briscoe, Chief Master Sgt. Chris Coats and Linda Alcala discuss financial operations issues with Staff Sgt. Terrence Troope, Group Resource Advisor, 916th Air Reserve Wing at Seymour-Johnson AFB, North Carolina; and Tech. Sgt. Lawrence Robinson, NCOIC of the 633rd Comptroller Squadron Financial Operations Flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Briscoe is the Air Force financial management career field manager; Coats is the Air Education and Training Command financial management chief enlisted manager; and Alcala is AFIMSC's financial operations chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ed Shannon)