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Airmen from the 55th Aerial Port Squadron (APS) and 82nd APS inspect and prepare cargo on a pallet to be lifted by a high-capacity, heavy-duty forklift during Exercise NEXUS RISING 25-01 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., June 8, 2025. NEXUS RISING 25-01 is a full-scale readiness exercise designed to enhance the ability to generate and sustain combat-ready mobility Airmen and rapidly deploy as an Expeditionary Air Base (XAB) in support of global operations, held June 8-13, 2025. Missions include aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling, deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and control. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Touacha Her)