A Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, assigned to the 97th Air Refueling Squadron, climbs into the aircraft for pre-flight checks during Northern Command Exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2022 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 11, 2022. AE22 is a biennial homeland defense exercise designed to provide high quality and effective joint training in austere cold weather conditions.

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