Col.Michael Kozak, deputy director of readiness and emergency managment, Headquarters, Air Force, (left) presents Chief Master Sgt. Cody Ellett, 442 Civil Engineer manager, with the Meritorious Service Medal at Ellett's retirement ceremony, Dec. 1, 2012. The 442nd CES is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an A-10 Thunderbolt II Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Wesley Wright/Released)