A Air Force fighter pilot, assigned to the 525th Fighter Squadron, sits in the cockpit of an F-22 Raptor during Operation NOBLE DEFENDER at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 16, 2022. NOBLE DEFENDER is a North American Aerospace Defense Command air-defense operation which allows dynamic training for operational readiness in an arctic environment.

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