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Brig. Gen. Dann S. Carlson, 154th Wing commander, Hawaii Air National Guard and Lt. Gen. Vincent Cousin, commander, Air Defence and Operations Command - French Air and Space Force, observe an A400M Atlas take-off at Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, June 29, 2021. FASF aircraft, maintenance, and support personnel traveled to Hawaii for exercise Wakea as part of the bilateral cooperation in the Pacific between the United States and France. The exercise was held to enhance air-combat expertise and interoperability between the two countries’ aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Orlando Corpuz)