Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Matthew Soukup, a pilot with the 176th Wing’s 211th Rescue Squadron, searches for isolated flood survivors aboard an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft while assisting with hurricane relief operations in North Carolina, Sept. 17, 2018. Soukup earned honors as the National Guard Bureau’s 2020 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award junior officer category. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Balinda O’Neal Dresel/Released)