U.S. Airmen with the 156th Wing, Puerto Rico National Guard and the 123rd Contingency Response Element, 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky National Guard, move cargo on the ramp in preparation for exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Wunstorf Air Base, Germany, June 1, 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)