• Soldiers, Marines join forces to communicate at Kodiak

    Communicating from land to sea and air plays a vital role during joint operations in the U.S. military. Soldiers and Marines have made this communication possible in Kodiak, Alaska, for Exercise Northern Edge 11.Signaliers attached to Charlie Company, 307th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, joined

  • Controllers step it up a notch during Northern Edge

    Every two years the U.S. Pacific Command exercise Northern Edge brings nearly 150 aircraft together to hone pilots' aerial combat skills over the skies and waters of Alaska. The largest exercise in the state also brings additional challenges to the base's air traffic controllers.The controllers must

  • USS Decatur brings naval edge to Alaska

     The USS Decatur (DDG73) arrived in Homer, Alaska, last week in preparation for participation in the U.S. Pacific Command-sponsored Exercise Northern Edge 11.The more than 500-foot long Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer made quite a visual impact upon the docks in this small fishing town

  • Northern Edge ’11 kicks off in Alaska

    More than 6,000 service members from the National Guard, Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps began training June 13 as part of the U.S. Pacific Command exercise Northern Edge '11.The exercise brings together a diverse, joint team in Alaska, to complete validation of tactics, training and

  • Northern Edge 2009 ends, highly successful

    After two weeks of working together to increase the interoperability of the different military branches, 9,000 servicemembers, more than 200 aircraft and an aircraft carrier are heading their separate ways after having successfully completed the largest joint training exercise in Alaska. Northern

  • Bold Tigers charge into Alaska for Northern Edge 09

    The Bold Tigers of Mountain Home's 391st Fighter Squadron participated in Alaska's largest joint training event, Exercise Northern Edge 2009, June 15-26 at Eielson Air Force Base. Mountain Home supported the exercise by deploying approximately 14 aircraft and more than 300 Airmen to the land of the

  • Sun sets on Exercise Northern Edge 2009

    Exercise Northern Edge 2009, the largest biannual military training event in Alaska, came to a close June 26 after 11 successful days of multi-service interaction at numerous locations throughout the state. This exercise, which involved almost 200 aircraft, provided nearly 9,000 service members from