U.S. Army National Guard Capt. Sarah Drerup receives the Supreme Allied Commander Europe's Recognition Award from Lt. Col. Jason Mendez during a ceremony at the Kentucky National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion Headquarters in Frankfort, Kentucky, Dec. 5, 2023. The award is a recognition of professional competence, unwavering dedication, and remarkable leadership as commander of her liaison monitoring team while deployed to Kosovo in 2022 with the 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Cody Stagner)