U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jaime Vergara, 36th Operation Medical Readiness Squadron paramedic, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alyssa Simon, 36 OMRS independent duty medical technician, provide medication for a patient aboard a French CN-235 aircraft for a trilateral medical evacuation response training during Cope North 22 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 9, 2022. Alliances and partnerships are crucial to strategy by providing a durable, asymmetric strategic advantage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aubree Owens)