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U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing parachute into Henry E. Rohlsen Airport near Christiansted in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 26, 2025 as part of Emerald Warrior 25.2, a large-scale special operations exercise being staged in multiple locations by Air Force Special Operations Command. The Airmen, joined by nine other combat controllers and pararescuemen, took control of the airfield to receive follow-on aircraft in support of simulated combat and contingency operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)