U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Julie Kurdi, a maintenance officer assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, pose for a photo on the flight line at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, New York, Sept. 7, 2019. Kurdi spent 17 years enlisted in Security Forces before she commissioned in 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin J. Donaldson)