7/27/2012 - Col. Sal Nodjomian, the last 96th Air Base Wing commander (right), salutes one final time during his retirement ceremony July 27 at the Air Force Armament Museum in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Nodjomian served the Air Force for 23 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

7/27/2012 - Col. Sal Nodjomian, the last 96th Air Base Wing commander, receives a certificate of appreciation from Maj. Gen. Leonard Patrick, the 2nd Air Force commander, during his retirement ceremony July 27 at the Air Force Armament Museum in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Nodjomian served the Air Force for 23 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)