Air Force Senior Airman Eric Mason, a 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-130J Super Hercules crew chief from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, marshals a C-130J assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing during RED FLAG-Alaska 21-3 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 19, 2021. RF-A 21-3 is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment. A series of commander-directed field training exercises provide joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training.

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