JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Exercise participants attend a Red Flag-Alaska 23-1 welcome briefing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2022. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and international forces, including Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal Air Force service members, flown under simulated air combat conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maria Galvez)