JOINT BASE ELMENDORFRICHARDSON, Alaska

Pilots and loadmasters of the 815th Airlift Squadron conduct low-level tactical flight training patterns during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13-16, 2021. The terrain of the mountain, valleys and along with the colder temperatures provided a different challenge for the low-level flights, which were an effective tactic in training for hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

JOINT BASE ELMENDORFRICHARDSON, Alaska

Tech. Sgt. Jacob Fountain, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, holds on after opening the cargo door ramp while the pilots conduct low-level tactical flight training patterns during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13-16, 2021. The terrain of the mountain, valleys and along with the colder temperatures provided a different challenge for the low-level flights, which were an effective tactic in training for hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

JOINT BASE ELMENDORFRICHARDSON, Alaska

Master Sgt. Gary Bryant, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, sits on the open cargo ramp and watches the C-130J Super Hercules behind him during a steep turn as the pilots conduct low-level tactical flight training patterns during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13-16, 2021. The terrain of the mountain, valleys and along with the colder temperatures provided a different challenge for the low-level flights, which were an effective tactic in training for hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

JOINT BASE ELMENDORFRICHARDSON, Alaska

Maj. Scott Schavrien and 1st Lt. James Zock, 815th Airlift Squadron pilots, conduct low-level tactical flight training patterns during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13-16, 2021. The terrain of the mountain, valleys and along with the colder temperatures provided a different challenge for the low-level flights, which were an effective tactic in training for hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

JOINT BASE ELMENDORFRICHARDSON, Alaska

Pilots and loadmasters of the 815th Airlift Squadron conduct low-level tactical flight training patterns during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13-16, 2021. The terrain of the mountain, valleys and along with the colder temperatures provided a different challenge for the low-level flights, which were an effective tactic in training for hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

JOINT BASE ELMENDORFRICHARDSON, Alaska

Tech. Sgt. Jacob Fountain (left) and Master Sgt. Gary Bryant (right), 815th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, hold on after opening the cargo door ramp while the pilots conduct low-level tactical flight training patterns during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13-16, 2021. The terrain of the mountain, valleys and along with the colder temperatures provided a different challenge for the low-level flights, which were an effective tactic in training for hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

A C-130J Super Hercules flies over the Pacific Ocean for an airdrop of container delivery systems over Tinian during Exercise Cope North 20, Feb. 24, 2020, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Cope North 20 is an annual trilateral field training exercise conducted at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and around the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Palau and Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gracie Lee) Share

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

Capt. Michael Plash, 815th Airlift Squadron pilot assigned to Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, flies a C-130J Super Hercules for an airdrop of container delivery systems over Tinian during Exercise Cope North 20, Feb. 24, 2020, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Cope North 20 is an annual trilateral field training exercise conducted at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and around the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Palau and Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gracie Lee) Share

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

A Reserve Citizen Airman assigned to the 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, preparse a C-130J Super Hercules for take-off during Exercise Cope North 20, Feb. 24, 2020, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Cope North 20 is an annual trilateral field training exercise conducted at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and around the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Palau and Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gracie Lee) Share

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

Airmen assigned to the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, load container delivery systems onto a C-130J Hercules to be airdropped over Tinian during Exercise Cope North 20, Feb. 24, 2020, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Cope North 20 is an annual trilateral field training exercise conducted at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and around the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Palau and Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gracie Lee) Share

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

Capt. Jason Rimmer and Capt. Leesa Froelich, pilots assigned to the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, fly a C-130J Hercules for an airdrop of Royal Australian Air Force combat controllers assigned to the 4th Squadron, Bravo flight, during Exercise Cope North 20, Feb. 14, 2020, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Cope North 20 is an annual trilateral field training exercise conducted at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and around the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Palau and Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gracie Lee) Share

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

Capt. Leesa Froelich, a pilot assigned to the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, prepares to fly a C-130J Super Hercules for an airdrop of Royal Australian Air Force combat controllers assigned to the 4th Squadron, Bravo flight, during Exercise Cope North 20, Feb. 14, 2020, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Cope North 20 is an annual trilateral field training exercise conducted at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and around the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Palau and Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gracie Lee) Share