U.S. Air Force Capt. Daniel Thomas, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, gives a preflight briefing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 18, 2021. Kadena Air Base participated in Large Scale Global Exercise 21, which is a Department of Defense exercise sponsored by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)