944th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen monitor the release of cargo from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules during Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1 at Auxiliary Airfield 6 near Gila Bend, Ariz., Nov. 14, 2024. Through joint and multinational collaboration, Desert Hammer tests the ability of over 700 participants and 131 aircraft to operate, defend, and sustain airbases under austere conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken)