Aircraft maintenance technicians, assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, walk the flightline looking for debris that could damage an aircraft engine at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., before the day’s training sorties Jan. 29, 2019. The Patrick AFB deployment allows the 180 FW Airmen to conduct daily training in realistic environments, under realistic circumstances, to ensure our force maintains the highest levels of proficiency and readiness for worldwide deployment. (Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Hope Geiger)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over the coast of Florida during a training sortie during a deployment at Patrick Air Force Base, Feb. 4, 2019. The Patrick AFB training provides the strategic agility needed to fight against a formidable and aggressive adversary in a continually strained fiscal environment. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Hope Geiger)

Airmen, carrying 35-pound rucksacks, participate in the 2016 Bataan Memorial Death March with 6,600 other participants March 20, 2016, at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The 27th annual march was 26.2 miles long and served as a reminder for today’s generation of the harsh conditions World War II veterans endured during their 60-mile march to a prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Harry Brexel)

Airmen assigned to the 628th Aerial Port Squadron winch an R-11 refueler aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during exercise Palmetto Challenge, May 21, 2019, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. The exercise develops and maintains full-spectrum readiness and ensures Joint Base Charleston’s forces are equipped and trained to conduct rapid global mobility operations in support of Air Mobility Command and Defense Department priorities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Maund)

Kenyan Defense Force airmen listen to class lectures during African Partnership Flight Kenya June 20, at Laikipia Air Base, Kenya. More than 50 U.S. Air Force Airmen participated in the first APF in Kenya. The APF is designed for U.S. and African partner nations to work together in a learning environment to help build expertise and professional knowledge and skills. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Tech. Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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U.S. Air Force F-15C/D Eagles, assigned to the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, conduct a routine aerial mission in support of NATO Air Police operations at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, Oct. 20, 2020. Operations and exercises like the NATO Air Police mission, uphold international rule-based order, and maintain a steadfast layer of collective defense for all allied Arctic members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Matthew Plew)

A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 157th Fighter Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, prepares for take off in an F-16 Fighting Falcon during exercise Sentry Savannah 22-1 at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia, May 11, 2022. Sentry Savannah is the Air National Guard’s premier counter air exercise, encompassing 10 units of fourth- and fifth- generation fighter aircraft, which tests the capabilities of warfighters in a simulated near-peer environment and trains the next generation of fighter pilots for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Morgan R. Whitehouse)

Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Joseph Perez from the 146th Maintenance Squadron inspects the propeller of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Gowen Field, Idaho, April 20, 2017. Perez, along with a maintenance crew from the 146th Airlift Wing, will be providing maintenance service on two C-130J aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System from the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station during the week-long multi-agency wildfire training with the U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and multiple Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve wings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Nieko Carzis)

A General Dynamics (its aviation unit now part of Lockheed Martin) F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over the coast of Florida during a training sortie during a deployment at Patrick Air Force Base, Feb. 4, 2019. The Patrick AFB training provides the strategic agility needed to fight against a formidable and aggressive adversary in a continually strained fiscal environment.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, line up with Minnesota Air National Guard F-16s from Duluth, Minn., as Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J Eagles taxi to their holding area Aug. 10, 2015, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, in preparation for the first simulated combat sortie of RED FLAG-Alaska 15-3. The various units are participating in this Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercise for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik/Released)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrew Christo, 104th Fighter Wing Massachusetts Air National Guard registered nurse, cares for a patient during medical outreach June 22, at Lokusero, Kenya. The medical outreach was part of the first African Partnership Flight in Kenya. Over the course of three days, medical assistance was provided for more than 1,250 patients. The APF is designed for U.S. and African partner nations to work together in a learning environment to help build expertise and professional knowledge and skills. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Tech. Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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A Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) crew chief marshals in ROKAF F-16 Fighting Falcons alongside Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J Eagles at the end of the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flightline Aug. 10, 2015, in preparation for the first simulated combat sortie launch of RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 15-3. Various units from in and outside the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) area of operations as well as sister service and partner nation units are deployed to Eielson for RF-A, a series of PACAF commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik/Released)

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing from Duluth, Minn., taxi past Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J Eagles and a JASDF KC-767 lined up for launch of the first simulated combat sortie of RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 15-3, from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 10, 2015. Various units from in and outside the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) area of operations as well as sister service and partner nation units are deployed to Eielson for RF-A, a series of PACAF commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik/Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assist patients during a medical outreach event June 22, at Lokusero, Kenya. The medical outreach was part of the first African Partnership Flight in Kenya. Over the course of three days, medical assistance was provided for more than 1,250 patients. The APF is designed for U.S. and African partner nations to work together in a learning environment to help build expertise and professional knowledge and skills. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Tech. Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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U.S. Air Force F-15C/D Eagles, assigned to the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, conduct a routine aerial mission in support of NATO Air Police operations at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, Oct. 20, 2020. Operations and exercises like the NATO Air Police mission, uphold international rule-based order, and maintain a steadfast layer of collective defense for all allied Arctic members. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Matthew Plew)

F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard flies together with JAS 39 Gripens from Sweden above the Baltic Sea, while training through different air to air combat exercise scenerios during a three day extension of Saber Strike 18 June 20, 2018. Saber Strike is the eighth iteration of the long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allies and regional partners. This year's exercise will take place June 3-15, focusing on improving land and air operational capabilities with an additional key objective to train with NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroups. (U.S. Air National Guard courtesy photo by Staff Sgt Jordan Kaminski)

FORT STEWART, Ga. August 20, 2016 – Georgia Army National Guardsmen of the 3rd Infantry Division Main Command Post Operational Detachment change their shoulder sleeve insignia from the 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade to the 3rd Infantry Division during the activation ceremony of the 3rd ID MCPOD.

Georgia Army National Guard photo by Capt. William Carraway / released

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carmen Emborski, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa band vocalist performs during a medical outreach event June 22, at Lokusero, Kenya. The band performed during a three-day medical outreach as part of the first African Partnership Flight in Kenya. The APF is designed for U.S. and African partner nations to work together in a learning environment to help build expertise and professional knowledge and skills. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Tech. Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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U.S Air Force Lt. Col Christopher Melka "Kojack", F-16 Falcon pilot, assigned to the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, launches for a familiarization flight in support of the BALTOPS exercise at Amari Air Base, Estonia, June 3, 2018. The BALTOPS Exercise is the eighth iteration of the long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allies and regional partners. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bobbie Reynolds)

A U.S. Air Force aircraft fuels systems specialist assigned to the 157th Fighter Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, fuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon post-flight during exercise Sentry Savannah 22-1 at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia, May 11, 2022. Sentry Savannah is the Air National Guard’s premier counter air exercise, encompassing 10 units of fourth- and fifth- generation fighter aircraft, which tests the capabilities of warfighters in a simulated near-peer environment and trains the next generation of fighter pilots for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Morgan R. Whitehouse)

FORT STEWART, Ga. August 20, 2016 – Senior leaders of the 3rd Infantry Division and Georgia Army National Guard celebrate the activation of the 3rd Infantry Division Main Command Post Operational Detachment at Fort Stewart. Left to right: Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel McCord, Command Sgt. Maj. of the 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade; Command Sgt. Maj. Walter Tagalicud, Command Sgt. Maj. of the 3rd Infantry Division; Maj. Gen. James Rainey, commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division; Lt. Col. Shawn Workman, commander of the 3ID MCPOD; Sgt. Maj. Timothy Baker, Operations Sgt. Maj. of the 3ID MCPOD; Brig. Gen. Tom Carden, commanding general of the Georgia Army National Guard and Col. John Gentry, commander of the 648th MEB.

Georgia Army National Guard photo by Capt. William Carraway / released

FORT STEWART, Ga. August 20, 2016 – Lieutenant Colonel Shawn Workman, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division Main Command Post Operational Detachment and 3ID MCPOD Operations Sgt. Maj. Timothy Baker unfurl the guidon of the 3ID MCPOD during the unit’s activation ceremony at Fort Stewart.

Georgia Army National Guard photo by Capt. William Carraway / released

U.S. Air Force F-15C/D Eagles, assigned to the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, conduct a routine aerial mission in support of NATO Air Police operations at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, Oct. 20, 2020. Operations and exercises like the NATO Air Police mission, uphold international rule-based order, and maintain a steadfast layer of collective defense for all allied Arctic members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Matthew Plew)

FORT STEWART, Ga. August 20, 2016 – Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers of the the 3rd Infantry Division Main Command Post Operational Detachment during the unit’s activation ceremony at Fort Stewart.

Georgia Army National Guard photo by Capt. William Carraway / released

U.S. Army PVT Ben Stocker (left) and Staff Sgt. Guy Morgan, both CH-47 Chinook helicopter Crew Chiefs with the 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation Battalion, Colorado National Guard, guide a members of the Larimer County Search and Rescue team as they load several All-Terrain Vehicles that will be used to deliver food and water to Coloradoans that have been cut off from towns due to the raging flood waters, at Christman Field, Fort Collins Colo. Sept. 17, 2013. What is being dubbed 'Operation Centennial Raging Waters' is likely the biggest rotary-wing airlift mission since Hurricane Katrina and has become a complete neighbors helping neighbors effort with state national guards from Colorado and Wyoming, Active duty units from Colorado as well as search and rescue units from all over the country. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf/RELEASED)

U.S. Army Pvt. Ben Stocker, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief with the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, looks out over the Front Range west of Fort Collins, Colo., Sept. 17, 2013, while flying en route to deliver food and water to residents who are affected by flooding but are being allowed to remain in their homes. Colorado and Wyoming National Guard units were activated to provide assistance to people affected by massive flooding along Colorado's Front Range. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf, U.S. Air National Guard/Released)

Staff Sgt. Langdon Haley, an aircraft maintenance technician, assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio National Guard, completes pre-flight inspections of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Patrick Air Force Base, Jan. 28, 2019. As part of the Patrick AFB deployment, the 180FW will conduct Dissimilar Air Combat Training, Basic Fighter Maneuvers, Defensive Air Counter Tactics and Tactical Intercept missions alongside F-15 Eagles assigned to the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Hope Geiger)

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. James Lam, joint terminal attack controller assigned to 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard convey target information to F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from the 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, while waiting for the second day of live bomb drops at Adavi Range, Latvia, during the Saber Strike 18 exercise, June 15, 2018. Saber Strike 18 is the eighth iteration of the long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allies and regional partners, while focusing on improving land and air operational capabilities and train with NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroups. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bobbie Reynolds)

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress leads a formation of U.S. F-15C Eagles, F-15E Strike Eagles and Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16's over the North Sea during exercise Point Blank 20-04. Point Blank is a recurring, low-cost exercise initiative designed to increase tactical proficiency of U.S., Ministry of Defence, and other NATO forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Matthew Plew)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Delvo handcuffs Master Sgt. Cody Chick during a training exercise as Staff Sgt. William Tilton, all of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, provides over-watch at a missile alert facility in the Minot Air Force Base missile field complex, near Minot, N.D., June 15, 2017. They are members of the North Dakota Air National Guard training and working seamlessly, side-by-side with U.S. Air Force active duty security forces members of the 91st Missile Wing as they maintain security standards in the missile fields. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)

Saber Strike 18 is the eighth iteration of the long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allies and regional partners. This year's exercise will take place June 3-15, focusing on improving land and air operational capabilities with an additional key objective to train with NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroups. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Bobbie Reynolds)

U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft from the 419th Fighter Wing, Utah Air National Guard, park at the Air Dominance Center, May 4, 2022, in Savannah, Georgia. Sentry Savannah is a joint - total force integrated exercise that showcases the nation's combat aircraft readiness, tests the capabilities of our warfighters in a near-peer environment and trains our next generation of fighter pilots for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Renee Crugnale)

After losing her right leg above the knee in a boating accident. U.S. Air Force Capt. Christy Wise, an HC-130 pilot. Never doubted her self that she would return to serving her country and flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Christy Wise, an HC-130 pilot, carries gear out of the aircraft after a training flight, at Davis- Montana AFB (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)

U.S. Air Force Captain Ryan McGuire, C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 535th Airlift Squadron, lost his right leg below the knee from a boating accident in 2009, thanks to his squadron leadership, friends and family, Capt McGuire was able to rehabilitate with a prosthetic and finish his pilot training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Deskins, aerospace propulsion technician assigned to the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, performs a 100-hour engine inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Saber Strike 18, Amari Air Base, Estonia, June 13, 2018. Saber Strike 18 is the eighth iteration of the long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allies and regional partners, focusing on improving land and air operational capabilities while training with NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroups. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bobbie Reynolds)

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U.S. Air Force Captain Ryan McGuire, C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 535th Airlift Squadron, lines up for a landing at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii Sep 12, 2017, McGuire lost his right leg below the knee from a boating accident in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Gary Anderson weapons crew chief and Senior Airman Brett Kootz, weapons loader both assigned to the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard perform maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Amari Air Base, Estonia during Saber Strike 18, June 13, 2018. Saber Strike 18 is the eighth iteration of the long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allies and regional partners. This year's exercise will take place June 3-15, focusing on improving land and air operational capabilities with an additional key objective to train with NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroups. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bobbie Reynolds)

U.S. Air Force Captain Ryan McGuire, C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 535th Airlift Squadron, lost his right leg below the knee from a boating accident in 2009, thanks to his squadron leadership, friends and family, Capt McGuire was able to rehabilitate with a prosthetic and finish his pilot training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)

Lt. Gen. Edward C. Cardon, commander U.S. Army Cyber Command and Second Army (left), and Maj. Gen. Judd H. Lyons, then acting director of the Army National Guard, sign a memorandum establishing a commitment to a total force solution in cyberspace and aligning the Guard's 1636th Cyber Protection Team under the command and control of ARCYBER, at Fort Belvoir, Va., June 5, 2014. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer)

U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cinde Yoho, munitions controller and Staff. Sgt. Allna Decker, munitions accountability, both assigned to the 140th Wing Maintenance Group, Colorado Air National Guard, fix MK-82 500 pound bomb components, in support of the live ammunition drop during the Saber Strike 18 exercise, Amari Air Base, Estonia, June 4, 2018. Saber Strike 18 is the eighth iteration of the long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allies and regional partners, focusing on improving land and air operational capabilities while training with NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroups. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bobbie Reynolds)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Christy Wise participated in 16 events during this year's Invictus Games in Toronto Canada, winning five bronze medals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)

Since her accident U.S. Air Force Capt. Christy Wise has participated in wounded warrior games, the Invictus games, with this year leading the USA team as captain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge, Mich., practice landing on a unoperational, austere runway in Haapsalu, Estonia, during Saber Strike 18 June 7, 2018. This event tests and demonstrates USAF capability to perform unimproved surface operations invaluable to pilots and combat controllers in preperation for effective responses, while training with NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroups. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Bobbie Reynolds)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Wise's athleticism and support from her squadron, friends and family, allowed her to recover from a boating accident that amputated her leg above the knee quickly and return back to back to flying the C-130 Hercules (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)