Promotion Ceremony in honor of Therapy Dog Maj. Blondie.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III (left) promotes 2nd Lt. Goldie, a therapy dog from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, to the rank of major, with Maj. Regina Owens, a psychiatric nurse, Nov. 12, 2014, in the Pentagon. The ceremony highlights one of the secretary of the Air Force priorities, "Taking Care of People." Goldie, along with a team of therapy dogs, provides comfort to the hospital's patients and family members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)