Anxious 264th Combat Communications Squadron Airmen

Anxious 264th Combat Communications Squadron Airmen wait to exit their C-130H3 Hercules after arriving at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center for their first day of Operation Northern Strike in Alpena, Mich., Aug. 13, 2014. Operation Northern strike is a joint forces exercise led by the National Guard that demonstrates the combined power of air and ground forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)