Helen C. McCrae, a Yoiko Child Development Center program technician, receives silly putty from children she cares for at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 23, 2018. U.S. Pacific Air Forces awarded McCrae with the 2017 Dr. Beverly L. Schmalzried Award. The award focuses on staff members who made a significant impact on an individual level or a particular participant in an A1 program during the award period. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)