Col. David Flynn (right), outgoing director of air operations for Joint Force Headquarters—Kentucky, is pinned with the Legion of Merit by Brig. Gen. David Mounkes, Kentucky’s assistant adjutant general for Air, during Flynn’s retirement ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 20, 2023. Flynn is retiring after 28 years of military service. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)