Tech. Sgt. Chad Wright, 162nd Wing maintainer, Arizona Air National Guard, performs maintenance on a F-16 Fighting Falcon at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, La. as part of Operation Southern Lightning Strike 2021, Nov. 2, 2021. Operation Southern Lightning Strike is an ANG-led exercise where units deploy from their home bases to forward operating bases with minimum personnel and equipment to accomplish their mission in austere conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tech. Sgt. H. Edward Stramler)