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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Hairstone, left, a 335th Fighter Squadron avionics craftsman, is carried out as a simulated casualty by Airmen with 4th Fighter Wing while defending a base at Santa Maria Regional Airport, California during exercise AGILE FLAG 24-1, Jan. 27, 2024. AGILE FLAG is the latest U.S. Air Force investment in capabilities that enables XAB Force Elements to operate at the speed, scope, complexity, and scale needed in a modern-day threat environment. The exercise focuses on increasing survivability and combat lethality through dispersion, flexibility, resiliency, agility and mission command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Warner)