A C-130H Hercules air crew assigned to the Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Wing from Savannah, Georgia., flies en-route to Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan during exercise Northern Strike, Aug. 8. The 165th AW provided the only C-130 aircraft used to transport heavy cargo during the exercise. Northern Strike is a robust military readiness exercise coordinated by the Michigan Army National Guard which features joint and multi-national militaries working together for total force integration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Liliana Moreno)