A Air Force F-22 Raptor, assigned to 3rd Wing, takes off during Operation NOBLE DEFENDER at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 16, 2022. NOBLE DEFENDER is a NORAD air-defense operation which allows dynamic training for operational readiness in an arctic environment.

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