U.S. Air Force Airmen prepare an F-22A Raptor before a flight during exercise Pitch Black 2024 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, July 15, 2024. Exercise Pitch Black 24 is a regular large-scale training activity that supports each participating nation’s own sovereign security objectives and collectively contributes to the wider peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrea Posey)