U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak, acting director, Air National Guard (ANG), speaks to Airmen and civilians prior to a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, May 1, 2025. The ceremony established the first-ever F-35 Combined Test Force at Eglin, ensuring the Air Reserve Component as a key player in fifth-generation fighter aircraft testing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri)

From left: U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Richard Coffey, assistant adjutant general – Air, Florida National Guard, Brig. Gen. Mark A. Massaro, commander, 96th Test Wing, Air Force Materiel Command, Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak, deputy director, Air National Guard (ANG), Maj. Gen. Regina A. Sabric, commander, 10th Air Force, and Col. Daniel J. Wittmer, commander, ANG Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, cut a ribbon during a ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, May 1, 2025. The ceremony established the first-ever F-35 Combined Test Force at Eglin, ensuring the Air Reserve Component as a key player in fifth-generation fighter aircraft testing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri)

From left: U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Richard Coffey, assistant adjutant general – Air, Florida National Guard, Brig. Gen. Mark A. Massaro, commander, 96th Test Wing, Air Force Materiel Command, Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak, deputy director, Air National Guard (ANG), Maj. Gen. Regina A. Sabric, commander, 10th Air Force, and Col. Daniel J. Wittmer, commander, ANG Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, cut a ribbon during a ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, May 1, 2025. The ceremony established the first-ever F-35 Combined Test Force at Eglin, ensuring the Air Reserve Component as a key player in fifth-generation fighter aircraft testing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri)

Senior Enlisted Advisor (SEA) John Raines, SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau, speaks on an enlisted leadership panel during the 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In (WLFI) event, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard (ANG) Base, Tennessee, April 23, 2025. The WLFI event is an annual event bringing together senior leaders assigned to each of the 90 wings across the United States’ 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia to collaborate on ideas and provide input on critical issues affecting the future of the ANG. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak, center, acting director, Air National Guard, speaks to senior enlisted leaders during the 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In (WLFI) event, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard (ANG) Base, Tennessee, April 23, 2025. The WLFI event is an annual event bringing together senior leaders assigned to each of the 90 wings across the United States’ 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia to collaborate on ideas and provide input on critical issues affecting the future of the ANG. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan)

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt Joshua D. Moore, center, command chief, Air National Guard, speaks on an enlisted leadership panel during the 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In (WLFI) event, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard (ANG) Base, Tennessee, April 23, 2025. While event topics included implementing changes centered on developing Airmen, modernization and recapitalization, and unleashing innovation, conversations boiled down to one thing: ANG leaders must move forward with a sense of urgency to maintain wartime readiness. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan)