Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt Merick Ahlberg completes a run-up check of a 144th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Nov. 1, 2021 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Ahlberg was part of a 144th AS crew that participated in evacuating Afghan refugees during Operation Allies Refuge. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Kelly Willett/Released)