U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Elijah Leininger, 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri National Guard, walks away from an air drop target site after popping a smoke grenade during an Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center course at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Sept. 24, 2026. Leininger, along with more than 45 Air National Guard members, were supporting the second phase of the AATTC’s Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course, composed of students from the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps and international students from Germany and New Zealand. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Erich B. Smith)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jake King, pilot instructor, 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri National Guard, reviews a “command and control” script during an Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center course aboard a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Sept. 24, 2026. King, along with more than 45 Air National Guard members, were supporting the second phase of the AATTC’s Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course, composed of students from the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps and international students from Germany and New Zealand. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Erich B. Smith)

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 123 Airlift Wing, Kentucky National Guard, kicks up dust upon landing on a dirt airfield during an Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center course at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Sept. 23, 2026. The training operation was part of the AATTC’s Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course, instructed by Missouri Air National Guardsmen and active duty and Reserve personnel with the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Erich B. Smith)

A C-130 Hercules assigned to the Royal New Zealand Air Force shoots out a flare as surface-to-air training rockets during an Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center course at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Sept. 22, 2026. The New Zealanders, along with pilots and air crews from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and the German Air and Space Force, were in the second phase of the AATTC’s Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Erich B. Smith)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Isabel Heintz, aerial port specialist, 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri National Guard, secures a training barrel on a truck after offloading material from a U. S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during an Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center course at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Sept. 22, 2026. Heintz, along with more than 45 Air National Guard members, were supporting the second phase of the AATTC’s Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course, composed of students with the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps and international students from Germany and New Zealand. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Erich B. Smith)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Corbin Leland, 184th Wing Point Defense Battle Lab (PDBL), Kansas National Guard, prepares unmanned aircraft systems for testing during Technology Readiness Experimentation (T-REX) in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Aug. 27, 2026. T-REX provides an operationally relevant environment to evaluate emerging technologies, identify capability gaps and gather feedback from warfighters before systems are fielded. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. John Macera)