An Airman from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group lays prone to fortify a defensive position at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan, May 24, 2025. More than 50 Airmen from the Kentucky Air Guard, along with members of the Colorado Air National Guard’s 233rd Security Forces Squadron and the Ecuadorian Air Force, participated in a nine-day field exercise here May 21 to 29. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)