Three Marine Corps Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, F/A-18D Hornet aircraft aviation structural mechanics pose for a photo during Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 11, 2024. As part of a months-long deployment in the Indo-Pacific, known as Pacific Skies 24, AD24 is the first stop for the trinational Future Combat Air System of Germany, France and Spain, and is a field training exercise for and international forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. ( Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarrett Smith)

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