U.S. Air National Guard Lt. Col. Jeffrey Cianflone an optometrist assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard consults a patient during Kodiak Arctic Care 2024, in Kodiak, Alaska, May 9, 2024. Personnel from across the U.S. Uniformed Services joined Kodiak Arctic Care under the Innovative Readiness Training program, which partnered with the Kodiak Area Native Association to deliver no-cost medical, dental, optometry, and veterinary services to the community across geographically dispersed care sites on Alaska’s remote Kodiak Island. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Guadalupe Beltran)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Bill Rysenga, dentist assigned to Kadena Air Force Base, Japan, provides dental care to a patient during the Blackfeet Tribal Health - Operation Walking Shield Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) medical mission at Browning High School in Browning, Montana, July 17, 2024. Members from around the globe and all branches joined forces to conduct the no-cost IRT mission which provided the community with essential medical care and provided the service members with essential training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kylie Davidson)

U.S. Air National Guard Lt. Col. Kevin Maskell, a dentist assigned to the Arizona Air National Guard 162nd Wing conducts a dental examination during Kodiac Arctic Care 24, in Kodiak, Alaska, May 9, 2024. Personnel from the U.S. Uniformed Services joined Kodiak Arctic Care under the Innovative Readiness Training program, which partnered with the Kodiak Area Native Association to deliver no-cost medical, dental, optometry, and veterinary services to the community across goegraphically dispersed care sites on Alaska's remote Kodiak Island. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Hampton Stramler)

New York National Guard Tech. Sgt. Dionis Dvorin, assigned to the 105th Force Support Squadron competes against Maj. George Curran, assigned to the 153rd Troop Command Brigade, during the Minutemen Combative Tournament at Camp Smith Training Site, N.Y., Feb.1, 2025.This is the second year Camp Smith has hosted this combative event, open to all members of the military the Minutemen competition intends to test military members combat training in several martial arts disciplines. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jean Sanon)

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Victoria Hager, weather specialist, 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana National Guard, poses for a photo during exercise Sentry Savannah 25-1 at the Air Dominance Center, Savannah, Georgia, Jan. 27, 2025. Sentry Savannah is the Air National Guard’s premier fighter exercise, a critical training event that aims to enhance the U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense’s fighter jet readiness, interoperability and capability in an air-to-air simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan)

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons with the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, sit on the flightline after heavy snowfall during Sentry Savannah 25 at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Ga., Jan 22, 2025. Sentry Savannah is a critical training event for the ANG, U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense that aims to enhance fighter readiness, interoperability and capability in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josiah Meece)