Air Force Staff Sgt. Kirsten E. Arends, a command post controller assigned to the New Hampshire Air National Guard’s 157th Air Refueling Wing, poses for a portrait at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Aug. 8, 2018. Arends traveled to El Salvador to serve as an interim bilateral affairs representative as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program with El Salvador. New Hampshire Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White