Lt. Col. Hagans gets pinned

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Hagans gets pinned by his wife Miranda during a ceremony on Sept. 28, 2012, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Hagans was recently promoted to Lt. Col. and is assigned to the 343rd Bomb Squadron at Barksdale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

Lt. Col. Hagans gets pinned

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Hagans (right) recites the oath from Col. Keith Schultz, 307th Bomb Wing commander, during a Pinning On ceremony, Sept. 28, 2012, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Hagan was is a reservist assigned to the 343rd Bomb Squadron at Barksdale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

Former Marine makes 343 BS his new home

Capt. Aaron Bohl is administered the oath of office by Lt Col Denis Heinz, the commander of the 343rd Bomb Squadron, on the ramp at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on July 2. Bohl spent a little over eight years on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps. During his time as a Marine officer he flew the AH-1W Super Cobra at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. He came to the Air Force Reserve to fly the B-52 Startofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston)

Lt. Col. Rafael Rodriguez makes final sortie in a B-52

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Rafael Rodriguez, 343rd Bomb Squadron navigator, is all smiles after returning from his last flight in a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 31, 2012. Rodriguez is retiring from the Air Force Reserve and has logged over 5,400 flying hours in the B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

Lt. Col. Rafael Rodriguez makes final sortie in a B-52

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Rafael Rodriguez, 343rd Bomb Squadron navigator, is presented a retirement cap from the aircraft crew chiefs after returning from his last sortie in a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 31, 2012. Rodriguez has logged a total of over 5,400 flying hours and has flown 49 combat sorties and over 600 flying hours in support of Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

Lt. Col. Rafael Rodriguez makes final sortie in a B-52

A U.S. Air Force fireman helps Sandy Rodriguez hose down her husband, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Rafael Rodriguez, 343rd Bomb Squadron navigator, as he plants a kiss on the B-52 he just took his final flight in at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 31, 2012. Rodriguez is retiring from the Air Force Reserve and has over 5,400 flying hours in the B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)