Col. Kathryn Pfeifer, director of staff for Headquarters, Kentucky Air National Guard, is promoted to the rank of colonel during a ceremony held Aug. 17, 2013, at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky. Pfeifer is the first female line office to attain the rank of colonel in the Kentucky Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Vicky Spesard)