Capt. Matthew Hourigan, right, installation deployment officer for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, receives the National Guard Association of Kentucky’s George Rogers Clark Outstanding Young Officer Award from Col. George Imorde, association president, during the organization’s annual conference in Bowling Green, Ky., Feb. 3, 2024. Hourigan led a complete re-write of the 123rd Airlift Wing’s Installation Deployment Plan, modernizing how the wing deploys for large-scale combat operations against peer and near-peer adversaries. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Michael Reinersman)