Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and Col. Brian Hastings, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, stand as retired Maj. Gen. Gerald Prather begins the evening's invocation at the Del Rio Annual Awards Banquet in Del Rio, Texas, March 12, 2015. Prather earned his pilot wings at Laughlin Air Force Base in 1956 and he has served the Del Rio community in a variety of positions since retiring. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)