Lt. Gen. L. Scott “Catfish” Rice, USAF, the director of the Air National Guard, discusses preparations for Hurricane Maria, Harvey and Irma relief, the readiness of his force and modernization with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show on Sept. 20, 2017. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage of AFA was sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.