Contingency Response Senior Leadership Summit
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Daniel McDonough, assistant adjutant general - air, Illinois Air National Guard, and Col. Joelee Sessions, 182nd Air Support Operations Group commander, speak with Senior Airman Laura Salgado, a security forces journeyman with the 156th Security Operations Squadron, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, during the Contingency Response Senior Leadership Summit at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Oct. 9, 2024. The summit included a CR equipment and capability demonstration where subject matter experts engaged with leaders from 10 participating states and territories as well as retired Puerto Rico Air National Guard veterans, providing insight on the specialized equipment displayed necessary to conduct CR operations in disaster response and contested combat environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Victoria A. Jewett)