Tech. Sgt. Cristen E. Lane, an aerospace medicine technician for the 123rd Medical Group, speaks with a patient at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 6, 2025. Lane has been named Air National Guard Aerospace Medicine Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year for 2024 by the National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Angelee Barnett)