U.S. Air Force Maj. Christopher L. Danielson, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard director of operations, speaks to Aiea High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets in Aiea, Hawaii, April 2, 2026. Danielson praised the JROTC team’s professionalism and answered questions on Air Force ceremonial duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Powell)

Aiea High School U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets pose with the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team in Aiea, Hawaii, April 2, 2026. The Drill Team performed for the entire Aiea High School before doing an extended meet-and-greet with the JROTC cadets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Powell)

Aiea High School U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets pose with the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team in Aiea, Hawaii, April 2, 2026. The Drill Team performed for the entire Aiea High School before doing an extended meet-and-greet with the JROTC cadets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Powell)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Malik Price, left, and Senior Airman Daniel Munson, right, both U.S. Air Force Honor Guard ceremonial guardsmen, pose with an Aiea High School student in Aiea, Hawaii, April 2, 2026. Price and Munson executed a U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill team performance prior to meeting the students and then answered questions about their Air Force experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Powell)

Aiea High School U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets watch as the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performs in Aiea, Hawaii, April 2, 2026. The teams interacted after the performance, discussing drill and ceremony and the Air Force experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Powell)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Wijeury Collado, a U.S. Air Force Honor Guard ceremonial guardsman, tosses a rifle in Aiea, Hawaii, April 2, 2026. The team performed for more than 1,500 students at two different schools that day before doing a meet-and-greet at each school. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Powell)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Douglass, center, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team supervisor, speaks with Waipahu High School Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets in Waipahu, Hawaii, April 2, 2026. Douglass spoke about his experience with the Drill Team and his Air Force career in material management. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Powell)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrew Paquin, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard ceremonial operations flight commander, marches under two, spinning M-1 Garand rifles in Waipahu, Hawaii, April 2, 2026. Paquin commanded the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team during their 11 performances on Oahu. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Powell)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zephrendae Buford, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard ceremonial guardsman, spins a rifle during a drill performance in Waipahu, Hawaii, April 2, 2026. Buford was approached by young girls in the audience as the only female member of the performance team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Powell)