U.S. Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Element, 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky National Guard, secure chains on a forklift in preparation to unload cargo in support of 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)