An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III sits on the ramp at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 12, 2017, before takeoff to provide airlift support for Exercise Talisman Saber 2017. The exercise improves U.S.-Australia combat readiness, increases interoperability, maximizes combined training opportunities and maritime prepositioning and logistics operations in the Pacific. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook