EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Spanish Air and Space Force soldiers from the 14th Wing perform routine maintenance on Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons during Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 16, 2024. As part of a months-long deployment in the Indo-Pacific, known as Pacific Skies 24, AD24 is the first stop for the trinational Future Combat Air System of Germany, France and Spain. AD24 is a field training exercise for U.S. and international forces flown under simulated air combat conditions to bolster relationships, generate mission readiness and project power for a total force approach to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific region.