Pilots from the 123rd Airlift Wing fly a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules over Germany during exercise Air Defender 2023, June 13, 2023. AD23 integrates both U.S. and allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)