Army Lt. Col. Donald Rotramel (left), officer in charge of the Rapid Fielding Initiative outside of the continental United States, and Donald Costello (right), Equipment Fielder for Military Personnel Resources Incorporated, salute the U.S. flag during the playing of the U.S. national anthem Jan. 28, 2008, during a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the RFI's facility flag display building at a Life Support Area in the Persian Gulf Region. The flags are being hung to pay tribute to the more than the 2,000 soldiers who pass through the RFI's LSA facility each month before boarding flights for Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Patrick Dixon)