NATO ceremony
NATO Allied Air Component Command officials at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, salute during a flag ceremony April 8 marking the accession of Croatia and Albania as the 27th and 28th members of the alliance. Shown are (l to r) Warrant Officer Tim van der Loght, AACC's senior noncommissioned officer; Maj. Gen. Jon Abma, AACC's chief of staff; Air Marshal David Walker, AACC deputy commander; and Gen. Roger A. Brady, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and AACC. (Defense Department photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)