Brig. Gen. Paul F. Griffin, director of the joint staff for the Virginia National Guard, presents the Governor’s National Service Medal to Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, and Detachment 2, Company B, 777th Aviation Support Battalion, July 16, 2017, in Richmond, Virginia, in recognition of their time on federal active duty overseas. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)