Dr. Ashton B. Carter, right, the deputy secretary of defense, presents the Distinguished Public Service Award to Laura Stravidis, center, the wife of U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stravidis, the outgoing commander of U.S. European Command (EUCOM), during the EUCOM change of command ceremony at Washington Square of Patch Barracks in Vaihingen, Germany, May 10, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Eric Steen/Released)