U.S. Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Element, 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky National Guard, unload cargo from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 164th Airlift Wing, Tennessee National Guard, in preparation for exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Wunstorf Air Base, Germany, June 4, 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)