Retired Maj. Robert Hoffman, right, honored guest, pins a star on newly promoted Lt. Gen. (AK) Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard and commissioner of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, while Clara Saxe, his wife, pins the other star during a promotion ceremony presided over by Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy at the Alaska Army National Guard armory in Bethel, March 24, 2023. (Alaska National Guard photo by Balinda O’Neal)