Lt. Col. Christopher Van Hoof, 21 Airlift Squadron, commander, Lt. Col. Thad Middleton, 9 Air Refueling Squadron, commander, and Lt. Col. Jared Paine, 9ARS, operations officer, celebrate their final flight at Travis Air Force Base, June 4, 2015. The C-17 Globemaster was piloted by Van Hoof, who hails from Freedom, Wis. Middleton, who hails from Port Huron, Mich., and Paine, whose hometown is Battle Ground, Wash., are on board the KC-10 Extender. (U.S. Air Force photograph by Heide Couch/Released)