U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tristan Merritt, 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron electronic warfare journeyman, enters an RC-135 Rivet Joint at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 18, 2025. Merritt conducted maintenance inside the RC-135 to ensure systems continue to have high quality signals to ensure mission success and provide intelligence capabilities in the Indo-Pacific. (Airman 1st Class Arnet Shayne Tamayo, U.S. Air Force)