Lt. Col. Jeffrey Lathrop, the last commander of the Air Mobility Battlelab, pulls the covering over the flag of the battlelab with the help of Tech. Sgt. Joe Jones during a deactivation ceremony of the battlelab in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Grace Peterson Hall Sept. 24, 2008. The battlelab closed after 10 years. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Bevier)