Lt. Col. Patchen takes his last flight in the BUFF
The family of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bryan Patchen get ready to hose him down as he returns from his last mission in a B-52H Stratofortress, Jan. 28, 2015, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Patchen is an 11th Bomb Squadron instructor pilot for the 307th Bomb Wing B-52 Formal Training Unit and is retiring from the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)