Air Refueling Squadron "tops off" during NE 09

Air National Guardsmen from the 168th Air Refueling Squadron here conducted a four-hour in-flight refueling mission Friday, June 19, as part of Exercise Northern Edge 2009. During the mission, Airmen from the 168th honed their aerial refueling skills by topping off F-15 and F-22 fighter jets to keep

Northern Edge 2009 reaches half-way point

Live-Virtual-Constructive operations increase sphere of Northern Edge 2009

Northern Edge 2009, a joint exercise for units under the U.S. Pacific Command, is the largest military training exercise in Alaska and one of the largest joint-training exercises in the U.S. military. Northern Edge, hosted by Alaskan Command, is so large because of its Live-Virtual-Constructive

Alaska's National training treasure JPARC

Military servicemembers working in the joint military training exercise Northern Edge 2009 have a unique opportunity to train in some of the most diverse environments available in the world. The training conducted in the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex (JPARC) lies among rivers, mountains, and

Marines, Airmen fuel up exercise Northern Edge

Pacific Command's Exercise Northern Edge 2009 is allowing more than 200 aircraft the opportunity to train in nearly 120,000 square miles of airspace above interior Alaska and the Gulf of Alaska June 15-26. With the numerous aircraft in the air and massive amounts of mileage to cover during the

Military exercise offers joint training opportunity

The joint-military exercise Northern Edge incorporates numerous services with the responsibility to accomplish the mission on the Alaskan frontier. In the Red Flag military operation center, three services work side-by-side to ensure on-time aircraft tracking 24-hours a day for the two weeks of the

BAC 1-11 prepares for mission during NE09

Nellis AFB F-15 crew chiefs participate in NE09

'Vampire Bats' take to the skies of Alaska

Northern Edge 2009 is a joint training exercise connecting approximately 9,000 servicemembers from throughout the country and throughout the world, and involving more than 200 aircraft. Some of those service members and aircraft came from as far away as Kadena Air Force Base, Japan. Pilots and

57th AMXS recover F-15s during NE09