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    NORTHERN EDGE

    Northern Edge

    Northern Edge    

    Northern Edge is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command sponsored, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces led U.S. joint field training exercise in and around Alaska. Thousands of participants from all U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army, to include Reserve and National Guard units, are involved.

    The exercise is designed to provide high-end, realistic war fighter training, and develop and improve joint interoperability, and enhance combat readiness of participating forces. This is... read more

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    From the cockpit

    From the cockpit
    05.11.21 | PO2 Nicholas Huynh | PACAFPA
    U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Mashuda, from Pittsburgh, right, and Lt. Nikki Moyle, from Fredrick, Md., pilot an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Wolf...
    15th MEU Marines, Sailors depart Cold Bay, Alaska during Northern Edge 2021

    15th MEU Marines, Sailors depart Cold...
    05.10.21 | Sgt Sarah Stegall | 15MEUPA
    210510-M-PQ459-2164 COLD BAY, ALASKA (May 10, 2021) – U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 79 assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 arrives at Cold...
    USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Northern Edge

    USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Northern Edge
    05.09.21 | PO3 Eduardo Torres | PACAFPA
    GULF OF ALASKA (May 10, 2021) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154, launches from the...
    Makin Island Underway

    Makin Island Underway
    05.06.21 | PO2 Ethan Morrow | LHD-8
    210506-N-LD903-2219 GULF OF ALASKA (May 6, 2021) – U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Justin Tyler directs an F-35B...
    Makin Island Underway

    Makin Island Underway
    05.04.21 | PO1 Michael Lieberknecht | LHD-8
    NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (May 3, 2021) – U.S. Marines with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit board an MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor...
    KC-10 Extender refuel U.S. Navy F/A-18s

    KC-10 Extender refuel U.S. Navy F/A-18s
    05.03.21 | MSgt Burt Traynor | PACAFPA
    A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet refuels with a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender over an Alaskan range May 3, 2021, in support of Northern Edge 2021....
    USS Somerset, USS San Diego, 15th MEU arrive in Alaska for Northern Edge 21

    USS Somerset, USS San Diego, 15th MEU...
    05.03.21 | Sgt Brendan Mullin | 15MEUPA
    210503-M-JX780-1593 GULF OF ALASKA (May 3, 2021) – A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164...

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    F-15E’s Arrive on MCAS Iwakuni (B-Roll)

    F-15E’s Arrive on MCAS Iwakuni (B-Roll)
    06.29.23 | Sgt Evan Jones | AFN-IJ
    U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to 391st Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Wing, arrive on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni,...
    F-15E’s Arrive on MCAS Iwakuni

    F-15E’s Arrive on MCAS Iwakuni
    06.29.23 | Sgt Evan Jones | AFN-IJ
    U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to 391st Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Wing, arrive on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni,...
    Northern Edge 2023

    Northern Edge 2023
    05.18.23 | Cpl Juan Maldonado | IIIMIG
    U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group test experimental radio and drone...
    5th Anglico | Hoverfly and Radio testing

    5th Anglico | Hoverfly and Radio testing
    05.17.23 | Cpl Juan Maldonado | IIIMIG
    U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group set-up the Hoverfly Livesky 6205...
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    Yokota Hercs find their Northern Edge

    Yokota Hercs find their Northern Edge
    07.14.23 | SSgt Jessica Avallone |
    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 730th Air Mobility Squadron tie down a mobile air conditioner aboard a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super...
    Yokota Hercs find their Northern Edge

    Yokota Hercs find their Northern Edge
    07.14.23 | SSgt Jessica Avallone |
    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 730th Air Mobility Squadron guide a mobile air conditioner onto a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super...
    Yokota Hercs find their Northern Edge

    Yokota Hercs find their Northern Edge
    07.14.23 | SSgt Jessica Avallone |
    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Luis Martinez-Ramos, 730th Air Mobility Squadron air freight supervisor, pushes a mobile air conditioner in support of...
    Yokota Hercs find their Northern Edge

    Yokota Hercs find their Northern Edge
    07.14.23 | SSgt Jessica Avallone |
    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 730th Air Mobility Squadron work together to move a mobile air conditioner in support of Northern Edge 23-2...
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    57 Featured Stories

    Tanker Modernization Enhances Battlefield Communication

    Tanker Modernization Enhances Battlefield...
    07.31.23 | SMSgt Charles Givens | 162FW
    During Joint Exercise Northern Edge 2023, participants from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test...
    Rapid Deployment To Austere Locations Crucial for Modern Warfare

    Rapid Deployment To Austere Locations...
    05.31.23 | SMSgt Charles Givens | 162FW
    The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) is constantly engaged in developing innovations for a rapidly evolving...

    AATC Tests Enhanced Intelligence...
    05.23.23 | SSgt Van Whatcott | 162FW
    Eielson Air Force Base, AK - The Air National Guard-Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) partnered with the 174 ATKW and 556 TES to test an upgraded satellite communications (SATCOM) capability of the MQ-9 Reaper during Northern Edge 2023.
    Austere medicine redefined: testing the ATC-EST's capabilities at Northern Edge 23-1

    Austere medicine redefined: testing the...
    05.23.23 | SrA Shelimar Rivera-Rosado |
    The new clinic, transportable by aircraft, is equipped with specialized personnel and equipment that may be modified to support a range of...
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    10 Featured Audio

    Air Force Radio News 12 May 2017 B
    05.12.17 | SrA Cory Kuttler | DMA-AF
    Today's stories: Airmen are able to submit uniform change requests through the Airmen Powered by Innovation website. Also, Northern Edge 2017...

    USS Shoup in Northern Edge 15
    06.25.15 | Courtesy Audio | AFN-P
    Sailors on guided missile destroyer USS Shoup talk about the biggest takeaways for the ship during Northern Edge.
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