Air Force Reservist Col Mike Higginson (right), accepts a retirement gag gift from Lt. Col. Jon Ellis, 13th Reconnaissance Squadron commander, during a ceremony April 14, 2007 at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Colonel Higginson, who was the 940th Mission Support Group commander, culminated a 40-year military career that began as an Airman basic and finished as a colonel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacey Knott)