F-15 Eagle - Operation Noble Eagle

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska—Maj. Tom O’Berg sprints to an F-15 Eagle standing alert here. The 12th Fighter Squadron stands alert as part of Operation Noble Eagle, the defense of North American airspace. Within minutes of receiving a call reporting unidentified aircraft approaching U.S. airspace, he and other pilots will taxi their aircraft out of the combat alert cell and fly over Alaska’s Chugach mountain range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)