U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak, right, Air National Guard deputy director, poses for a group photo after touring the new Expandable Single Pallet Expeditionary Kitchen with members from the 192nd Wing, Virginia ANG and the 127th Wing, Michigan ANG during the cookies for delegates event Sept. 6, 2024, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The rapid-deployable E-SPEK enables services members to feed personnel in various field conditions from domestic operations to deployed environments, including remote and austere locations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Eugene Silvers)