Brig Gen Thomas promotion ceremony
Brig. Gen. Edward W. Thomas Jr. is pinned by his father, Retired Army Maj. Edward W. Thomas, Sr. and Gen. Thomas’ wife, Dinah during his promotion ceremony at the Non Commissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell Air Force Base, May 12, 2016. Thomas is only one of two career Public Affairs flag officers. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)