Airmen with the 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, and the National Guard Bureau sit on the open ramp of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft after photographing a NATO Allied aircraft formation over Finland during exercise Ramstein Flag, June 16, 2026. Ramstein Flag 2026 is a complex, large-scale, tactical-level exercise which demonstrates NATO’s determination to counter modern and emerging threats through distributed operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Annaliese Billings)