Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, the adjutant general

Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, the adjutant general of Vermont, speaks about the importance of recruiting and retention and the significance of the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, reaching a strength of 1,000 Airmen during the enlistment of Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri, Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., Nov. 7, 2020. With the enlistment of Mekkri, transferring from the Air Force Reserves, the wing reaches 1,000 members for the first time in several years since it began converting from the F-16 to the F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Campbell)