Capt. Nathan Carlson, an operations flight commander with the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron, 194th Wing, is presented with the Company Grade Officer of the Year trophy at the Washington Air National Guard’s 9th Annual Awards Banquet held at the American Lake Conference Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Jan. 27, 2018. Carlson was awarded the trophy for his outstanding contributions to the Washington Air National Guard over the last year. Pictured from left to right are: Gen. Robin Rand, Air Force Global Strike Command and Air Forces Strategic-Air, U.S. Strategic Command commander; Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, Adjutant General of the Washington National Guard, Carlson, Brig. Gen. Jeremy Horn, commander of the Washington Air National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt. Max Tidwell, WA ANG command chief. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Chacon)