Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Melendrez, a tactical air

Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Melendrez, a tactical air control party specialist assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, descends over Geronimo Drop Zone after jumping from an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter during airborne training over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 28, 2020. The airborne training maintained operational readiness and was supported by Army aviators from the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, and the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment. The focus on readiness demonstrates the installation’s resiliency and posture for the future throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)