Alamogordo Independence Day parade 2012
Col. Ken Ekman, 49th Wing vice commander, rides down 10th Street in the Alamogordo, N.M., Independence Day parade, July 4. The parade included participants from the Otero County and Holloman Air Force Base communities, and was in celebration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. This was Ekman’s first time participating in the event as the 49th Wing vice commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony M. Ward/Released)