JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Brenden Turney, 176th Civil Engineer Squadron, pauses from training March 24, 2022, while participating in a Silver Flag exercise at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Turney earned the National Guard Bureau’s pick as the 2021 military firefighter of the year. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Michael Keegan)