U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alexander Lauher, 86th Operations Support Squadron wing tactics flight chief, performs pre-flight checks and secures the wheel well doors on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for a flight supporting exercise Northern Viking 26 at Keflavík Air Base, Iceland, Aug. 22, 2026. NV26 strengthens interoperability and force readiness among the U.S., Iceland and Allied nations, enabling multidomain command and control of joint and coalition forces defending Iceland and defending the increasingly contested Arctic and North Atlantic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron is refueled after arriving at Keflavík Air Base, Iceland for the start of exercise Northern Viking 26, Aug. 21, 2026. Rapid deployment and sustainment of forces contribute to the combined readiness throughout the North Atlantic region. NV26 integrates U.S. forces and NATO Allies across air, land and maritime domains to strengthen readiness, interoperability and command and control in support of the collective defense of Iceland and the North Atlantic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alexander Lauher, 86th Operations Support Squadron wing tactics flight chief, checks flight equipment during a mission supporting exercise Northern Viking 26 at Keflavík Air Base, Iceland, Aug. 22, 2026. NV26 builds on 75 years of U.S.-Iceland defense cooperation and strengthens the military readiness that keeps the waterways of the High North open and secure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 147th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform postflight checks on an MQ-9 Reaper drone assigned to the 147th Attack Wing, Texas Air National Guard, at Keflavík Air Base, Iceland, during exercise Northern Viking 26, Aug. 21, 2026. Maintenance operations sustain aircraft availability and support the rapid employment of forces, strengthening U.S. and Allied combat readiness and interoperability across the North Atlantic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron approaches a grass landing zone surveyed and marked by the 435th Contingency Response Group during Northern Viking 26 in Iceland, Aug. 23, 2026. NV26 strengthens U.S. and NATO Allied interoperability while demonstrating the ability to rapidly project combat power across the North Atlantic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
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