By Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs / Published December 03, 2019
Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, National Guard Bureau chief, visits Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 27, 2019. Lengyel serves as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is a military adviser to the President, Secretary of Defense, National Security Council and is the DOD's official channel of communication to the Governors and State Adjutants General on all matters pertaining to the National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
Command Sgt. Major Christopher Kepner, senior enlisted advisor to the National Guard Bureau chief, tours the combat metals shop with some of its members at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 27, 2019. Kepner serves as a principal military advisor on all enlisted matters affecting training, utilization, health of the force and enlisted professional development. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
Brig. Gen. Kenneth Brandt, Army National Guard deputy chief of chaplains, talks with Airmen at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 27, 2019. Across base, Brandt sites what chaplain services can provide to service members across the area of responsibility. "It's the spirit of the service member that helps us do things we thought we never could," he said. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, National Guard Bureau chief, talks with 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 27, 2019. Lengyel serves as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is a military adviser to the President, Secretary of Defense, National Security Council and is the DOD's official channel of communication to the Governors and State Adjutants General on all matters pertaining to the National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, National Guard Bureau chief, talks with Airmen at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 27, 2019. Lengyel serves as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is a military adviser to the President, Secretary of Defense, National Security Council and is the DOD's official channel of communication to the Governors and State Adjutants General on all matters pertaining to the National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)