The Los Angeles Air Force Base Honor Guard team posts the colors during a retirement ceremony for U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, Space and Missile Systems Center commander and Department of the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Space at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California on July 27, 2021. Starting his career after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1984, Thompson has dedicated 36 years of service to the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Luke Kitterman)