Officer Robert Hendrick, Department of the Air Force police officer, waits for retreat to take down the flag for the evening at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Nov. 13, 2014. The flag is taken down every day at 5 p.m. to signify the end of the duty day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica H. Smith/RELEASED)
Officer Robert Hendrick, Department of the Air Force police officer, unties the halyard rope to lower the flag at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Nov. 13, 2014. As one person lowers the flag another person prepares to catch it and make sure it’s held securely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica H. Smith/RELEASED)
Tech. Sgt. Robert Wilson, 366th Security Forces Squadron flight chief, salutes the flag as Officer Robert Hendrick, Department of the Air Force police officer, slowly lowers it at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Nov. 13, 2014. Despite the extreme cold weather and snow the men still performed retreat as they would any other day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica H. Smith/RELEASED)
Tech. Sgt. Robert Wilson, 366th Security Forces Squadron flight chief, renders a salute as the flag is being caught at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Nov. 13, 2014. Retreat is a daily ceremony performed to pay respect to the flag. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica H. Smith/RELEASED)
Officer Glenn Reyes, Department of the Air Force police officer, catches and holds the flag after it is lowered at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Nov. 13, 2014. Despite the falling snow, Reyes still performed as necessary to make sure the flag came down correctly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica H. Smith/RELEASED)
Two Department of the Air Force police officers and one member of the 366th Security Forces Squadron work together to fold the flag at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Nov. 13, 2014. The three men performed the retreat in freezing cold temperatures and the first snow of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica H. Smith/RELEASED)