Air Force Col. Michele Kilgore, (left) commander of

Air Force Col. Michele Kilgore, (left) commander of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, presents the Legion of Merit certificate to Air Force Col. Maureen Murphy, who retired after 35 years of service in the Active Air Force, the Air Force Reserve and the New York Air National Guard, during a ceremony at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, N.Y. on Oct. 10. 2019. Murphy's final assignment was as commander of the 109th Airlift Wing's Misson Support Group. ( U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. William Gizara)