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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Manuel Santiago, left, a loadmaster with the 4th Airlift Squadron, Senior Airman Joseph Nowosielski, center, a fuels apprentice with the 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and Senior Airman Kainoa Cook, a loadmaster with the 4th AS, review a checklist while performing specialized fueling operations during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 25, 2023. Rainier War is an annual exercise led by the 62d Airlift Wing designed to evaluate the ability to generate, employ and sustain in-garrison and forward deployed forces. These exercises are necessary in assessing and maintaining wartime operational tempos, ensuring command and control across multiple locations. During the exercise, Airmen will respond to scenarios that replicate today’s contingency operations and will address full-spectrum readiness against modern threats brought on by peer adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)