Brig. Gen. David Mounkes, Kentucky’s outgoing assistant adjutant general for Air, speaks during a change-of-command ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., March 14, 2025. Brig. Gen. Bruce Bancroft is replacing Mounkes, who is retiring from military service after a 34-year career in the active-duty Air Force and Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)