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Senior Airman Brandon Shearer, an aerial port specialist with the 521st Contingency Response Squadron, directs other unit members in response to enemy fire during exercise PACIFIC DAGGER Feb. 6, 2025, at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. The 621st Contingency Response Wing designed the exercise to test the unit’s airfield-opening mission, adding cold weather as an additional challenge. (U.S. photo by Master Sgt. Tristan McIntire)