Beale Air Force Base’s Honor Guard carries the remains of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Dickson, of Rancho Cordova, Calif., during a dignified transfer at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., May 10, 2013. Dickson was assigned to the 306th Intelligence Squadron at Beale. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Schwab/Released)
U.S. Air Force Col. Phil Stewart, 9th Reconnaissance Wing commander, shakes hands with members of the Patriot Guard Riders at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., May 10, 2013. The Patriot Guard Riders were present for the dignified transfer of Staff Sgt. Richard Dickson. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Schwab/Released)
Members of the Patriot Guard Riders honor a fallen Airman during a dignified transfer at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., May 10, 2013. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Dickson was killed in a MC-12 Liberty aircraft crash in Afghanistan, April 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Schwab/Released)
Airmen line the procession route during the dignified transfer of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Dickson at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., May 10, 2013. Airmen honored Dickson with a final salute. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Schwab/Released)
Defenders from the 9th Security Forces Squadron salute the procession of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Dickson during a dignified transfer at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., May 10, 2013. Dickson was killed in a MC-12 Liberty aircraft crash in Afghanistan, April 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Robert Scott/Released)