U.S. Army Col. Reggie Austin, 633rd Air Base Wing vice commander, holds the decorative certificate with U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Howell, 633 ABW command chief, during a retirement ceremony at Langley Air Force Base, Va., June 15, 2012. Howell served more than 29 years of dedicated service through a variety of assignments in tactical ground and air operations, including deployments to Operations Northern and Southern Watch, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, U.S. Southern Command Counter Drug Operations and Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Racheal Watson/Released)