Red Flag-Alaska 23-3 Exercise - Refueling fighters during essential realistic combat training
U.S. Air Force Maj. Shawn Hibshman, a KC-46 Pegasus pilot assigned to the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, and Senior Airman Nathanel Miller, a KC-46 Pegasus boom operator also assigned to the 76th Air Refueling Squadron, talk to flight crew before take off for Red Flag-Alaska 23-3, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2023. This exercise provides unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Quatasia Carter)