Colonel Steve DePalmer, 53rd Wing commander, watches the canopy come down for the last time on his F-15E Strike Eagle, April 17 at Eglin Air Force Base. He flew his final flight with the wing before being greeted by wing members and family. Colonel DePalmer leaves the 53rd Wing in May, after only a year, to become the vice commander of 14th Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)