A U-2 Dragon Lady prepares to takeoff during exercise Northern Edge 17 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 8, 2017. The U-2 participated for the first time in Northern Edge, which is a biennial joint training exercise involving approximately 6,000 personnel and 200 fixed-wing aircraft, and dates back to 1975.

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