Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant-General Blaise Frawley, deputy commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, and RCAF Chief Warrant Officer James McCarron, Canadian Element NORAD Chief Warrant Officer, present Master Sgt. Courtney Lawson, 225th Air Defense Squadron first sergeant, with the Deputy Commander NORAD Award of Excellence July 16, 2024, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kimberly D. Burke)