Larry Gray (left), president of Baptist Health Louisville, welcomes more than 40 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard to Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, Ky., Sept.14, 2021. The Airmen will provide logistical support to medical staff struggling to keep pace with the rising number of critically ill COVID patients. They are part of 310 Kentucky Army and Air National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who were activated last week by Gov. Andy Beshear to provide non-clinical support to 21 hospitals across the Commonwealth. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)