Capt. Dustin Hardwick, 525th Fighter Squadron, climbs in an F-22 Raptor to perform an engine start at the Combat Alert Cell on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 10, 2016. Personnel live at the CAC for days at a time while on duty. The maintainers and pilots at the CAC are responsible for launching F-22s to intercept unidentified or unauthorized aircraft flying near or within airspace. /Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson

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