A U.S. Airman with the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina National Guard, checks the diagnostics of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in preparation for exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Wunstorf Air Base, Germany, June 6, 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 Senior Master Sgt. Vicky Spesard)