U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Becklund, the North Dakota National Guard chief of staff for Air, has his general officer stars pinned onto his service jacket by his mother, Janice, left, and his wife, Dollie, as Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, the North Dakota adjutant general, right, and retired Maj. Gen. Alexander Macdonald, a former North Dakota adjutant general, look on during a promotion ceremony at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, North Dakota, Dec. 5, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)