A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator lays in the grass to pull security while his team sets up an airfield at Eglin Range, Florida, during Emerald Warrior 21.1, Feb. 19, 2021. Special Tactics teams conduct airfield seizure and control operations to ensure uncontested access for joint forces. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise involving U.S. Special Operations Command forces training to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rose Gudex)