English: This image shows the flags of Iceland and the US lowered as the US hands over the former en:Naval Air Station Keflavik to Icelandic control in 2006. The image was found at the US embassy in Iceland website . According to the embassy: U.S. Navy personnel and Icelandic police lower the U.S. and Icelandic flags outside the U.S. Naval Air Station-Keflavik on Sept.30 as the U.S. handed over the base area to Iceland, ending nearly 60 years of U.S. military presence in the country. In the background standing at attention are: Mr. William Garland, U.S. Ambassador Carol van Voorst and the last Commanding Officer of NASKEF, Captain Mark Laughton. Photo by Sally Hodgson.