Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones presents her coin recognizing outstanding performance to Staff Sgt. Brandon Kerr of the New York Air National Guard’s 224th Air Defense Squadron during her tour of the Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome, N.Y., Nov. 24, 2021. A North American Aerospace Defense Command unit, EADS is manned by New York Air National Guardsmen from the 224th Air Defense Group, a Canadian Forces detachment, liaison officers from the Army and Navy, and federal civilians. (U.S. Air Force photograph by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Erwin)