U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Divins, a KC-135R Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, refuels Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2As over Northern Japan during a simulated maritime strike mission, Dec. 15, 2021. Divins and his crew 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)