180709-F-IZ285-1094 HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (July 9, 2018) A U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II, assigned to the 15th Special Operations Squadron, prepares for flight during Exercise Trident 18-4 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 9, 2018. Exercise Trident is a Joint Staff, Joint National Training Capability-accredited joint exercise program. The Exercise Trident series is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, Naval Special Warfare Command-executed, joint-maritime certification and validation mission readiness exercise that provides realistic and relevant readiness training to U.S. special operations forces, conventional forces, partner forces and inter-agency participants in an irregular warfare scenario. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg/Released)