Staff Sgt. Michael Armatage, 6th Combat Training Squadron joint terminal attack controller, establishes satellite communications to send medical evacuation requests during exercise Rigid Pulse 22-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 18, 2022. Rigid Pulse 22-1 is a readiness culmination exercise used to validate mission essential task lists to support personnel recovery operations in a deployed environment and to refine and exercise agile combat employment capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Rufus)