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Retired U.S. Army Gen. Frank Grass, left, the 27th chief of the National Guard Bureau, receives a gift from U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard Neely, the 40th adjutant general of the state of Illinois, during the Illinois National Guard's 300th anniversary gala at in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, May 6, 2023. The National Guard is the oldest component of the U.S. military and the only military component with both state and federal missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Avery Litton)