090622-F- JV248-795

by SSgt Chris Griffin

090622-F- JV248-795

An F-22 Raptor takes off during Exercise Northern Edge 2009 at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, June 22. This joint service exercise is Alaska's largest military training exercise involving approximately 9,000 service members. It prepares forces to respond to crises throughout the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Griffin)(Released)

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The cool Alaskan afternoon was brought on by an entourage of clouds as I finished  photographing maintainers on the flight line. At Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, there's a hill you can park your car on with a nice view of the mountains in the background. I waited for a brief time for an F-22 Raptor to take off for Northern Edge 2009 training, and one seemed to fly low enough. It makes the photo look like I was in the back of another aircraft to get the image.