U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Perry, front center,

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Perry, front center, an F-18 Hornet powerline mechanic and plane captain assigned to Fixed Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA (AW)) 242, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, communicates with operations staff over the radio June 7, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. VFMA (AW) is one of more than 30 units participating in RF-A 16-2 that benefits from the unique opportunity to integrate with various joint, coalition and multilateral forces to train at a simulated forward operating base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)