Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jacob Bartlemus sits in the loadmaster's seat doing a run-up check onboard a 144th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Nov. 1, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Barlemus 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)