Brig. Gen. Travis D. “Dwight” Balch, chief of staff

Brig. Gen. Travis D. “Dwight” Balch, chief of staff for the Arkansas Air National Guard, cuts the ceremonial ribbon Dec. 4, 2014, at the grand opening ceremony for the new Arkansas Air National Guard recruiting storefront at Green Point shopping center in Fort Smith, Ark. Air National Guard recruiting and retention representatives from locations in Little Rock, Fayetteville and Fort Smith, Ark., joined members of the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce to commemorate the first off-base recruiting office in the 188th Wing’s history. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Hannah Dickerson/released)