U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jo’el Armendarez, right, a fire chief with the 182nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, receives the Meritorious Service Medal at his retirement ceremony in Morton, Ill., Oct. 3, 2020. Armendarez retired after 20 years of service with the Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Wynndermere Shaw)