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U.S. Air Force Tech Sgts. Kaden Ables, left, and Gerardo Avila, 433rd Contingency Response Squadron ramp expeditors, wait for aircraft during Exercise NEXUS FORGE 2025 at Kalaeloa Airport, Hawaii, Feb. 3, 2025. NEXUS FORGE is a large-scale Expeditionary Air Base certification event focused on increasing interoperability among U.S. and allied forces in the Pacific theater, furthering efforts to secure a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Healy)