A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft maintainer pats an aircraft after completing pre-flight inspections before departing for a Joint Forcible Entry exercise at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 7, 2019. During the JFE exercise at Nellis AFB, Nevada, the C-130Js integrated with fighter aircraft to simulate clearing airspace around drop zones for C-130Js and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)