Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, left, and Col. Charles C. Merkel, Commander of the 128th Air Refueling Wing, right, observes the alert response exercise, 128th Air Refueling Wing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 3, 2024. Loh and Merkel toured the 128th ARW as part of Loh’s Wisconsin Air National Guard unit tour. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josh Halverson)