Air Force Lt. Col. Erik Redl, an instructor pilot assigned to the 168th Air Refueling Wing, pilots a KC-135R Stratotanker during Operation NOBLE DEFENDER near Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 16, 2022. NOBLE DEFENDER is a North American Aerospace Defense Command air defense operation in which forces integrate with security and defense partners to ensure integrated deterrence and defend against threats from all avenues of approach.

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