U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, coins a Guardsman at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 22, 2017. Lengyel had the chance to talk to National Guard members about the unique capabilities that they bring to the operational forces, as well as the skills they are able to take back to their state commands and civilian lives. Lengyel and Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher S. Kepner, senior enlisted advisor to Chief, NGB, were on a tour around the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility visiting Guardsmen supporting Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)