7/25/2011 - Col. Michael Gantt, the 53rd Wing commander, gets sprayed down by his children and others after his final flight at commander of the wing July 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Gantt leaves the wing for a position with Air Force A5 at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

7/25/2011 - Col. Michael Gantt, the 53rd Wing commander, and the wing flagship leave the Eglin Air Force Base flightline for a mission, July 22. The flight was Gantt’s last as commander. He leaves the wing for a position with Air Force A5 at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

7/25/2011 - Col. Michael Gantt, the 53rd Wing commander, performs checks on the wing’s flagship F-16 Fighting Falcon for the final time as commander prior to a flight July 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Gantt leaves the wing for a position with Air Force A5 at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

7/25/2011 - Airman 1st Class Josh Mouser, of the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, helps Col. Michael Gantt strap in for his final flight as commander of the 53rd Wing July 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Gantt leaves the wing for a position with Air Force A5 at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

7/25/2011 - Airman 1st Class Josh Mouser, of the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals in Col. Michael Gantt, commander of the 53rd Wing, after his final flight July 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Gantt leaves the wing for a position with Air Force A5 at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

7/25/2011 - Col. Michael Gantt, the 53rd Wing commander, looks at his family after his final flight as commander of the wing July 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Gantt leaves the wing for a position with Air Force A5 at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)