Angela Kaunang, sister to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Franklin Kaunang, reads a speech dedicated to her brother on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 16, 2022. The 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron heritage room is dedicated to Franklin, who spent four years as a crew chief with the 605th AMXS until he retrained to become a flight engineer on C-130s. Franklin passed away after his battle with Leukemia on May 16, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)

Airmen assigned to the 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and family members of Staff Sgt. Franklin Kaunang recite the Airman’s Creed in remembrance of Franklin on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 16, 2022. The ceremony was held to unveil the Franklin Maintenance Heritage Room. Kaunang spent four years as a crew chief with the 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron until he retrained to become a flight engineer on C-130s. Kaunang passed away after his battle with Leukemia on May 16, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)

The family of Staff Sgt. Franklin Kaunang watch the unveiling of Franklin’s plaque in the Franklin Maintenance Heritage Room on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 16, 2022. Franklin Kaunang spent four years as a crew chief with the 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron until he retrained to become a flight engineer on C-130s. Franklin passed away after his battle with Leukemia on May 16, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Benjamin Lowry, 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, and Staff Sgt. Joshua Logsdon, 605th AMXS crew chief, unveil a plaque dedicated to Staff Sgt. Franklin Kaunang in the 605th AMXS heritage room on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 16, 2022. The Franklin Maintenance Heritage Room is dedicated to Kaunang, who spent four years as a crew chief with the 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron until he retrained to become a flight engineer on C-130s. Kaunang passed away after his battle with Leukemia on May 16, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)

Franklin Sr., Angela, and Kally Kaunang pose for a photo in front of Staff Sgt. Franklin Kaunang’s plaque in the Franklin Maintenance Heritage Room on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 16, 2022. Franklin Kaunang spent four years as a crew chief with the 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron until he retrained to become a flight engineer on C-130s. Franklin passed away after his battle with Leukemia on May 16, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)