A U.S. Air Force tactical air control party Airman talks with German Armed Forces jumpmasters during exercise Air Defender 2023 in Saarbrucken, Germany, June 15, 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)