U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Joshua Ortiz-Mendoza, from the 28th Mission Support Group, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., answers questions from a local news reporter after a naturalization ceremony at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, S.D., Aug. 23, 2007. It took Airman Ortiz-Mendoza, originally from Peru, nearly two years and three different recruiters to finally get into the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)