Lt. Gen. Samuel Cox, Operations and Plans Director of U.S. Transportation Command, kneels as wife Tammy and his father, retired Air Force Maj. Jerry Cox, pin on his third star during his promotion ceremony Dec. 2, 2013, at the Charleston Club on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base. Cox will be leaving the position of USTRANSCOM Operations and Plans Director to assume his new responsibilities as Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)

Lt. Gen. Samuel Cox, Operations and Plans Director of U.S. Transportation Command, watches as Airman 1st Class Jason Reyes, Joint Base Charleston Honor Guard, unfurls a three-star general flag during his promotion ceremony Dec. 2, 2013, at the Charleston Club on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base. Cox will be leaving his position as USTRANSCOM Operations and Plans Director to assume his new responsibilities as Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)