Maj. Gen. Jefferson Burton, Adjutant General, Utah National Guard, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Brig. Gen. Christine Burckle stand during an assumption of command ceremony held on Aug. 6, 2016, at Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base in Salt Lake City. During the ceremony, Burckle was formally promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and assumed command of the Utah Air National Guard. With this new assignment, Burckle became the Utah Air National Guard’s highest-ranking official, as well as the state’s first National Guard female general officer and the first woman to serve as Commander of the Utah Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Annie Edwards)