Chief Master Sgt. Bradley Simms, a loadmaster and senior enlisted leader for the 165th Airlift Squadron, has a retirement pin placed on his uniform by his wife during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., July 20, 2024. Simms retired with more than 27 years of military service. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)