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CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – Members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing, United States Strategic Command, Strategic Command Consultation Committee, and Pennsylvania National Guard leaders, pose for a group photo after the Omaha Trophy presentation ceremony at the 171st ARW, Pennsylvania Air National Guard Base, here, May 1, 2025. During the ceremony, U.S. Air Force Gen. Anthony Cotton, USSTRATCOM commander, and Mike Cassling, a representative of the SCCC, presented the 171st ARW with the 2024 Omaha Trophy for demonstrating the highest performance standards in USSTRATCOM’s Global Operations mission area. The Omaha Trophy is presented to the top military units supporting USSTRATCOM’s strategic deterrence mission for their exceptional performance in the categories of intercontinental ballistic missiles, ballistic missile submarines, strategic bombers, and global operations. Pennsylvania National Guard leadership present includes Army Maj. Gen. John R. Pippy, Pennsylvania adjutant general; Air Force Maj. Gen. Terrence L. Koudelka Jr., Pennsylvania deputy adjutant general-Air; Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark A. Goodwill, Pennsylvania National Guard director of Joint Staff. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Wayne V. Hall)