U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Brown, Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment patriot launching station enhanced operator and maintainer, performs a maintenance check on a MiM-104 Patriot at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia June 23, 2018. The 407th Air Expeditionary Group hosted a missile defense exercise June 16-24. The Patriot is a 700-pound missile system used to defend against aircraft and missiles. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)