A crew chief with the 1st Fighter Wing from Langley Air Force Base, Va., directs an F-22 Raptor as it taxis down the runway after completion of its mission during Exercise Northern Edge 2006, on Wednesday, June 7, 2006. The joint training exercise, which runs from June 5 to 16 and is hosted by Alaskan Command, is one of a series of U.S. Pacific Command exercises that prepare joint forces to respond to crises in the Asian Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Garrett Hothan)
