U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julia Fischer, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft weapons system specialist assigned to the 25th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, conducts preflight checks on an aircraft 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)