U.S. Air Force Major Brice Hayden, a pilot assigned to the 165th Airlift Squadron, 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky National Guard, speaks with German public affairs members at Wunstorf Air Base during exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) in Wunstorf, Germany, June 21, 2023. Exercise 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)