Roxanne Banks (center), stands for the national anthem alongside the former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, the Honorable Katharina G. McFarland (left), and Cherry Wilcoxon, Defense Contract Management Agency Financial and Business Operations executive director, during a retirement ceremony for Banks, July 10, Falcon Stadium, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. Banks served as the DCMA Contracts director prior to her retirement, the final assignment of her 41-year career in government service. (Courtesy Photo)