A Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Sean Bedford, Australian exchange officer to the 505th CCW, center, works with U.S. Air Force Airman and U.S. Navy 3rd Fleet Sailor during exercise Bamboo Eagle at the 505th Combat Training Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 29, 2024. The first iteration of Bamboo Eagle 24-1, an 8-day event set in an Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, commenced with live-fly operations and 24-hour live, virtual and constructive rolling scenarios with more than 3,000 U.S. service members and nearly 300 allied partners. (Photo cropped to focus on subjects.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Shelton Keel)