Mrytis Franke, executive director of the Office of Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran, reads a proclamation from the senator to Col. Frank L. Amodeo, 403rd Wing commander, thanking him for his service and contributions to Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, at the colonel’s farewell reception at the Bay Breeze Event Center, Aug. 6, 2016. Amodeo is scheduled to take command of the 927th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)