1st Lt. Aaron Johnson, left, and Lt. Col. Jason Craig, both pilots with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron, fly a Kentucky C-130J Super Hercules aircraft over Alaska on April 26, 2024. The crew is airlifting construction supplies to Alaska’s North Slope, where they will be used to build homes for civilians as part of Innovative Readiness Training, a Defense Department program that provides service members with real-world deployment experience while offering lasting benefits to civilian populations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)