Pre-Flight Ops Check
ELMENDORF AFB, Alaska -- Major Steven Johnson, F-22 pilot with the 477th Fighter Group, Air Force Reserve, works with Staff Sgt. Joel Lanford, a crew chief with the 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, during a pre-flight check on Feb 25 at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Major Johnson will deploy Feb 27 to Andersen AB, Guam in support of the 3rd Wing's theater security package supporting U.S. Pacific Command objectives in the Western Pacific. A total of eight Reserve pilots are scheduled to join the tasking efforts over the course of the deployment. (US Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Rhiannon Willard)