U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Bart Van Roo, left, the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s deputy adjutant general for Air, passes a ceremonial saber symbolizing the title and associated responsibilities of command chief master sergeant to Chief Master Sgt. Michael Alvarez, the 115th Fighter Wing’s senior enlisted leader, during the state command chief change of responsibility ceremony May 3, 2026, at the Wisconsin National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters facility in Madison, Wisconsin. In his new role as the state’s ninth command chief master sergeant, Alvarez will now advise Van Roo on enlisted matters concerning more than 2,200 Wisconsin Airmen. (U.S. National Guard photo by Paul Gorman)