Airmen and NCOs from the Air Reserve Personnel Center participate in a passing of the flag to commemorate the ranks held by Chief Master Sgt. Ruthe Flores, Air Reserve Personnel Center command chief, during Flores' retirement ceremony at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., Oct. 27. Members of ARPC joined Flores’ friends, family and colleagues to celebrate the chief’s 28 years of service to the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Beth Anschutz)