Capt. William Cerat, C-17 Globemaster III pilot assigned

Capt. William Cerat, C-17 Globemaster III pilot assigned to the 6th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., performs engine start procedures at home station prior to departure for Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 26. Cerat and his crew were transporting air mobility specialists from the JB MDL-based 621st Contingency Response Wing and sailors from the U.S. Navy's Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit 12 to Sydney, Nova Scotia as part of Exercise Ardent Sentry 2012, a major NORAD and U.S Northern Command exercise focused on defense support to civil authorities.