Retired U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Everett Livingston hands Brig. Gen. Martha Meeker, senior special assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander, U.S. European Command, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Belgium, her new flag moments after being promoted to brigadier general during a ceremony on the USS Yorktown in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., June 22, 2012. Livingston is a Medal of Honor recipient and Meeker was the first commanding officer of Joint Base Charleston. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)