BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –
Col. Joseph H. Battaglia, II, (right) looks over his retirement certificate with his father, retired Col. Joseph Battaglia, who presided over his son's retirement ceremony, March 1, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The colonels each served 30 years in the Air Force before retiring. The younger Battaglia, a 1984 Air Force Academy graduate who transitioned to the Air Force Reserve in 1992, was a command pilot with more than 6,200 flying hours in both commercial and military aircraft that included the F-16 and the RQ-4. His final assignment was as commander of the 940th Wing Operations Group at Beale. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech.Sgt. Heather Skinkle)