Lt. Col. Mitch Long, 188th Mission Support Group deputy commander and previous 188th Security Forces commander, is awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, first oak leaf cluster, by Col. Tenise Gardner, 188th MSG commander, June 26, 2016, for his outstanding achievement as commander of the 188th SFS at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Ark. Maj. Heath Allen, previous 188th Wing executive officer, took command of the 188th SFS during the ceremony. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Cody Martin/Released)