LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas –– Col. Andrew Cernicky, 47th Mission Support Group commander, greets Maj. Gen. Francisco Gonzalez, commander, at the 49th anniversary of the Abrazo ceremony. The Abrazo, which means to embrace or hug in greeting a person, is an annual tradition that symbolizes the friendship of the Republic of Mexico and the United States of America. (U.S. Air Force photo by George McKnight)