U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sydney Weber, an F-35A Lighting II crew chief with the 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, hands-off a fueling hose to a Republic of Korea Air Force member at Cheongju Air Base, ROK, March 12, 2025. The full-scale rehearsal of Republic of Korea Air Force and Seventh Air Force capabilities at the tactical and operational levels guarantees the strength of the combined air component to defend and defeat any threat to the Alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)