U.S. airmen assigned to the 517th Aircraft Maintenance Unit talk on the flight line before preparing a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for a mission during Cope Tiger 13 at Udon Thani Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, March 15, 2013. Cope Tiger is an annual multilateral aerial exercise designed to improve readiness and cooperation between U.S., Thai and Singaporean forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Jake Bailey/Released)