U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Adam Crane, a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot and chief of the 18th Wing Safety Office, flies over Southern Japan, Dec. 15, 2021. Crane and his crewmates provided refueling support to a simulated maritime strike, coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers, operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Raymond Geoffroy)