U.S. Soldiers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, board a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 9, 2022. These soldiers are participating in Exercise Swift Response, which demonstrates the U.S. military’s ability to rapidly deploy a large, combat-credible force of Soldiers and equipment from the U.S. to Europe in support of both the U.S. National Defense Strategy and objectives defined by NATO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zoe Thacker)