Air Force Col. Lawrence Hicks (right) retires from the Air Force in a ceremony Oct. 11. Hicks served as an airman for 25 years, the last 14 months as the director of the Clothing and Textiles supply chain at DLA Troop Support. Air Force Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence, commander of the Air Force Expeditionary Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, officiated the ceremony.