Airmen and personnel assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance

Airmen and personnel assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing out of Beale Air Force Base, Calif., make final preparations before launching a U-2 Dragon Lady during exercise Northern Edge 2017 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 11, 2017. With participants and assets from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard, Northern Edge is Alaska’s premier joint-training exercise designed to practice operations and enhance interoperability among the services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena)