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U.S. Air Force Capt. Tyler Kludt and Capt. Tanner Boyle, both pilots with the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, receive refresher training on how to operate the Real Time Information in the Cockpit (RTIC) system on the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft during Exercise Northern Strike 2024-2 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug 5, 2024. NS24-2, one of the Department of Defense's largest reserve component readiness exercises, is scheduled to take place at Michigan's National All Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC) from August 3-17, 2024. Over 6,300 participants from 32 states and territories and several international participants will converge at the NADWC. Northern Strike is the premier reserve component training event designed to build readiness with joint and partner forces in all domains of warfare. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Helmig)