Swedish Air Force Officer Jörgen Axelsson (L), Commanding officer (CO) of the Air Combat Centre Satakunnan lennosto Ilkka Juuso (C) and Captain Lacie Hester of US pose during Arctic Challenge Exercise 23 live air operations drill in Pirkkala near Tampere, Finland on May 31, 2023. The exercise is hosted by the Air Forces of Finland, Norway and Sweden. Apart from the host nations, the exercise will involve participants from the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, the Czech Republic and the United States, and NATO with its AWACS aircraft. LEHTIKUVA / KALLE PARKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.