U.S. Air Force Capt. Austin Kintz, 40th Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a C-130J Super Hercules during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 25-02 training exercise near Alaska Range, Alaska, Jan. 18, 2025. Kintz led 40th and 61st AS C-130s through low-altitude, mountainous terrain in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex while evading simulated surface-to-air missiles in a combat training scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jade M. Caldwell)