Maple Flag
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Jackson, broadcast journalist, 4th Combat Camera Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., documents Staff Sgt. Andrew Schmelzer, aerospace propulsion, 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., working on a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Maple Flag in Edmonton/Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, May 26, 2014. Maple Flag is an international exercise designed to enhance the interoperability of C-130 aircrews, maintainers and support specialists in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Smith/Released)