CSAF welcomes Poland air force commander
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, and Lt. Gen. Andrzej Blasik, commander of the Polish air force, attend an arrival ceremony in General Blasik's honor, at the U.S. Air Force Memorial Sept. 22. In a brief ceremony, General Schwartz presented the Legion of Merit to General Blasik. This is the first United States decoration created specifically to award citizens of other nations. The decoration was established in 1940 by an Act of Congress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexandre Montes)