Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, 8th Air Force commander, reviews the pre-flight check list with Staff Sgt. Regis Reddinger, 2nd Maintenance Squadron, before his final B-52H Stratofortress flight on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 24. General Carpenter is retiring after 33 years of service and 3,000 flight hours in the B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony) (RELEASED)
Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, 8th Air Force commander, performs his last pre-flight inspects for a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 24. General Carpenter is retiring after 33 years of service and 3,000 flight hours in the B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony) (RELEASED)
Melissa Carpenter sits in the flight cabin while her husband, Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, 8th Air Force commander, reviews the pre-flight check list before his final B-52H Stratofortress flight on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 24. General Carpenter is retiring after 33 years of service and 3,000 flight hours in the B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony) (RELEASED)
Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, 8th Air Force commander, is sprayed with a fire hose by his wife, Melissa Carpenter, after his final flight in the B-52 Stratofortress. General Carpenter is retiring after 33 years of service to the Air Force.(U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Kristin High)(RELEASED)