Air Force Col. Richard Koch, left, and Lt. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, taxi their F-22 Raptors while preparing to take off for Wilsbach’s final flight as commander of the Alaskan Command, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Region and Eleventh Air Force, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 20, 2018. Wilsbach is a command pilot with more than 5,000 flight hours, primarily in the F-15C, MC-12 and F-22, and has flown 71 combat missions in operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom. Koch is the commander for the 3rd Operations Group. ( Air Force photo by Alejandro

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Air Force Col. Richard Koch, left, and Lt. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, taxi their F-22 Raptors while preparing to take off for Wilsbach’s final flight as commander of the Alaskan Command, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Region and Eleventh Air Force, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 20, 2018. Wilsbach is a command pilot with more than 5,000 flight hours, primarily in the F-15C, MC-12 and F-22, and has flown 71 combat missions in operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom. Koch is the commander for the 3rd Operations Group. ( Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

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