Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice passes the guidon to Col. Martha Meeker during the 628th Air Base Wing activation and assumption-of-command ceremony Jan. 8 at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.. The activation of the 628th ABW is the first step in fulfilling the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure decision that forms Joint Base Charleston. General Allardice is the 18th Air Force commander and Colonel Meeker is the 628th ABW commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)