Senior Master Sgt. Paul Kasica, a member of the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron and the Base Honor Guard, salutes in honor of soldiers returning to Iraq as part of Operation Proper Exit. Sergeant Kasica, a New Jersey Air National Guardsman assigned to the 108th Air Refueling Wing, has been an Honor Guard volunteer for the past 19 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Edwards)