Master Sgt. Brian Hadix, a communications specialist assigned to the 439th Contingency Response Flight, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., attaches wires to a Small Package Initial Communications Equipment unit during preparations for exercise Swift Response 19, June 8, 2019, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. SPICE units enable the operation to communicate in remote separated areas. U.S. forces are engaged, postured and ready with credible forces to assure, deter and defend in an increasingly complex security environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Hanna Smith)