Oregon Air National Guard recruiter, Staff Sgt. Tori Luxem explains service benefits to a newly recruited Airman at Portland Air National Guard Base in Portland, Ore. on March 1, 2025. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nichole Sanchez)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Zachary Robinson, center left, weapons load standardization crew team chief, 119th Wing, holds the Pitsenbarger Award during a group photo with 119th Wing and Fargo civic leaders March 1, 2025, on the Fargo Air National Guard Base, Fargo, North Dakota. The Pitsenbarger Award is a national recognition given to enlisted Airmen who display extraordinary courage and selflessness in life-threatening situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brody Katka)

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)