Majors Dave Roller and Inga Wuerges, pilots assigned to the 168th Air Refueling Squadron, 168th Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, perform their pre-flight checks before the incentive flight they’ll be crewing for, May 4, 2017. The flight is taking place during joint training exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2017, and will provide nine Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from North Pole High School, North Pole, Alaska, opportunities to observe actual air refueling operations.

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