Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, and Marine 1st Lt. Matthew Welsh, stand at attention during Gen. Welsh's retirement ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Gen. Welsh was commissioned as an Air Force officer in June 1976, and became chief of staff in August 2012. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

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