U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Powers, the 121st Air Refueling Wing commander, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Michael Dumas, the 121st Air Refueling Wing Command Chief, pose for a photo with the National Guard Association of the United States Distinguished Flying Unit Plaque at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio, September 7, 2025. The NGAUS Distinguished Flying Unit award is awarded to the five highest-rated Air National Guard flying units for excellence in combat readiness and operational effectiveness. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Taylor Warehime)

A U.S. Air Force Security Forces specialist engages opposition forces at the Crisis City compound during Exercise Tinman at Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range, Kansas, May 22, 2025. During the scenario, the Crisis City compound was overrun by opposition forces, causing the U.S. personnel to evacuate. In response, all Security Forces teams in the area converged on the complex and executed an early-morning operation to retake Crisis City. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt McCoy)

An Air Force A-10 Warthog assigned to the 303rd Fighter Squadron, 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, provides emergency close air support during Exercise Tinman at Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range, Kansas, May 21, 2025. The close air support was requested by Airmen assigned to the 184th Security Forces Squadron, Kansas Air National Guard, at forward operating sites that fell under attack by opposition ground forces. With the help of joint terminal attack controllers assigned to the 284th Air Support Operations Squadron, KSANG, the Security Forces personnel coordinated attacks directly with air crews to quickly end the hostile engagement. (Courtesy Photo)

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Dale Brooks, superintendent, 184th Security Forces Squadron, Kansas Air National Guard, communicates with personnel stationed at forward operating sites at Smoky Hill Air National Guard during Exercise Tinman, May 21, 2025. Brooks and his team were instrumental in planning the week-long exercise that simulated island-based warfare in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt McCoy)

Personnel assigned to the 184th Medical Group offload a combat wounded Airman from a military ambulance during Exercise Tinman at Smoky Hill Air National Guard, Kansas, May 21, 2025. The 184th MDG partnered with the 2nd Modular Training Battalion, 235th Regiment, Kansas National Guard, to embed combat medics with forward operating units and provide military ambulance operations during emergency transport scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt McCoy)

U.S. military forces provide simulated aid to a K-9 casualty dummy June 7, 2025, at the 178th Ohio Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio, during Exercise Relentless Valor. The scenario was part of a large-scale joint medical exercise focused on enhancing readiness in contested environments. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Colin Simpson)