Senior Airman Mathew Denault, a Joint Tactical Air Controller from the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., marks a landing zone with smoke for a C-130 Hercules from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., to drop a simulated cargo during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Rogers City, Mich., Aug. 4, 2014. Operation Northern Strike 2014 is a joint multi-national combined arms training exercise conducted in Michigan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson/released)