U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Erica Dent, assigned to the 101st Air and Space Operations Group, receives the Florida Commendation Medal at the Florida Air National Guard's Airman of the Year banquet held at Camp Blanding, Florida, Feb. 3, 2024. She holds the title of the 101st Air and Space Operations Group's Airman of the Year for the senior noncommissioned officer category, honoring her contributions during 2023. While not selected, Dent was nominated to compete for the distinguished title of the 2024 Florida Air National Guard Airman of the Year. The Airman of the Year award program is designed to recognize Airmen who display superior leadership, job performance and personal achievement during the prior calendar year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Hancock)