Graphic of Staff Sgt. Jessica Beaver, 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron independent duty medical technician, showcasing the importance of women in the military and how they contribute to the Bomber Task Force 24-2 mission at Morón Air Base, Spain. Striker Airmen of the 9 EBS, originally from the 7th Bomb Wing out of Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, provide U.S. and NATO leaders with strategic options to assure, deter and defend against adversary aggression against the Alliance, throughout Europe, and across the world by conducting routine BTFs like these as a part of Large Scale Global Exercise 24; which is an umbrella term that incorporates dozens of separate exercises and military activities, under multiple combatant commands, that enable the U.S. Joint Force to train with Allies and partners and improve shared understanding, trust and interoperability on security challenges across the globe. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Holly Cook)