IAF 14 Fighter Squadron maintaining their Jaguar attack jet aircraft April 29, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

Indian Air Force, 14 Fighter Squadron (FS) from Ambala Air Base, India, work to change a shock absorber on their Jaguar attack jet aircraft April 29, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

Maintenance airmen from the Indian Air Force, 14 Fighter Squadron (FS) from Ambala Air Base, India, work to change a shock absorber on their Jaguar attack jet aircraft April 29, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 14 FS is one of 23 units from around the world who participated in RED FLAG-Alaska 16-1, a Pacific Air Forces command directed field training exercise for U.S. and allied forces, to provide joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)

Squadron Leader Latish Palakkot (left), an engineering officer from the Indian Air Force, 14 Fighter Squadron, Ambala Air Base, India, works to approve a repair with his airmen on a Jaguar attack jet aircraft April 29, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 42 airmen from the unit kept their jets in top working order while participating in RED FLAG-Alaska 16-1, a Pacific Air Forces command directed field training exercise for U.S. and allied forces, to provide joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)

.Sgt. D. Sharma, a maintenance airmen from the Indian Air Force (IAF), 14 Fighter Squadron, Ambala Air Base, India, works to change a shock absorber on a Jaguar attack jet aircraft April 29, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. IAF airmen share best practices and new technology participating in RED FLAG-Alaska 16-1, a Pacific Air Forces command directed field training exercise for U.S. and allied forces, to provide joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)

Master Warrant Officer P. Singh, an airman in-charge from the Indian Air Force, 14 Fighter Squadron, Ambala Air Base, India, supervises maintenance on a Jaguar attack jet aircraft April 29, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Singh is credited with fixing and expediting the solution to an in-flight mechanical issue while en route to RED FLAG-Alaska 16-1, a Pacific Air Forces command directed field training exercise for U.S. and allied forces, to provide joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)