U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Vanessa Dornhoefer, mobilization assistant to the Air Force’s deputy chief of logistics, engineering and force protection, received the French Médaille de la Défense nationale (National Defense Medal) from French Defense Attache Maj. Gen. Bertrand Jardin on behalf of the French Military during a Victory in Europe Day ceremony at the World War II Memorial on May 8, 2024. Dornhoefer received the medal on the anniversary of the Allied Victory in Europe ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Erica Webster)