A German paratrooper prepares to jump from a 123rd Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules during exercise Air Defender 2023 in Saarbrucken, Germany, June 15, 2023. 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 Master Sgt. Phil Speck)