Newly promoted Brig. Gen. Ash Groves speaks to an audience of fellow Airmen, family and friends during his promotion ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., June 7, 2026. Groves, who previously served as director of the Air staff at Joint Force Headquarters-Kentucky, is now chief of the Air staff at JFHQ-KY. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Annaliese Billings)