Yount enlists during a pandemic
Andrew Yount recites the oath of enlistment given to him on March 4, 2021, by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien, 932nd Airlift Wing public affairs officer, during an enlistment ceremony at the Air Force Reserve Recruiting office in Fairview Heights, Illinois. Due to COVID restrictions, his parents viewed his enlistment via video call. Yount, a native of Waterloo, Ill., signed a contact to become a command and control operator at the 932nd AW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Spenner)