Senior Airman Kodi Vigil, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, watches Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) F-15J Eagles prepare for launch during Red Flag-Alaska 21-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 18, 2021. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise designed to provide U.S. and allied forces realistic air combat training for which enhances joint and bilateral interoperability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)