A loadmaster from the 165th Airlift Squadron signals the pilot of a C-130J Super Hercules prior to the aircraft’s departure from the Kentucky Air National Guard base in Louisville, Ky., on May 21, 2024. The plane, which bears distinctive livery replicating the markings of U.S. aircraft in World War II, will fly over France on June 6 in observance of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)