U.S. Airmen assigned to the 140th Wing, Colorado National Guard, perform a standard aircraft launch check on a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft prior to it performing combat maneuvers during exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Schleswig-Jagel Air Base, Germany, June 17, 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates both U.S. and allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard Video by Master Sgt. Amanda Geiger) More