Sovereign Skies Program: Daytime flight operations
Lt. Col. Jeff Doyle, a U.S. Air Force air battle manager, observes as two Dominican Republic air force weapons control officers direct Dominican Republic A-29 Super Tucanos to intercept a simulated drug-trafficking ship as part of an exercise to combat illegal drug trafficking Dec. 3, 2013, over the skies of the Caribbean. The exercise is part of the Sovereign Skies Program, an initiative between the U.S., Colombian, and Dominican Republic air forces to share best-practices on procedures to detect, track and intercept illegal drugs moving north from South America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Justin Brockhoff/Released)