U.S. Air Force Col. Laurel “Buff” Burkel speaks to Airmen assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing at Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y., Aug. 4, 2018. Burkel was medically evacuated back to the U.S. on a 105th C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Julio A. Olivencia Jr.)