Honor Guard retires American flags
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Collin Kaiser-Collin, 380th Maintenance Element munitions inspector, right, watches Senior Airman Gage Dautel, 380th Combat Air Base Squadron aerospace ground equipment technician, fold an American flag within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 9, 2025. Airmen performed a flag retirement ceremony by folding the flag, placing it into a fire and burying the ashes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)