Presidential encounter
Capt. Bridgette Scott, right, hands President Barack Obama a Purple Heart medal during the President’s recent visit to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Scott is the medical readiness officer for the 188th Fighter Wing Medical Group of the Arkansas Air National Guard based in Fort Smith, Ark. Scott is currently deployed to Bagram, where she functions as the executive officer for the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo)