Col. Neil Mullaney (right), outgoing director of the Air Staff at Joint Forces Headquarters—Kentucky, receives a Meritorious Service Medal, third Oak Leaf Cluster, from Brig. Gen. Mark Kraus, Kentucky’s assistant adjutant general for Air, during a retirement ceremony Feb. 2, 2013, at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky. Mullaney participated in four conflicts and commanded multiple units during his 24-year career. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Senior Airman Vicky Spesard, Kentucky Air National Guard)