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U.S. Air Force Capt. James Callen, 62nd Operations Support Squadron pilot, left, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Matt Pucci, 4th Airlift Squadron pilot, conduct pre-flight checks before taking off during Exercise Rainier War 21B at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 3, 2021. Rainier War 21B exercises and evaluates the wing’s ability to employ the force and their ability to perform during wartime and/or contingency taskings in a high-intensity, wartime contested, degraded and operationally limited environment while supporting the contingency operations against a near-peer adversary in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh)