Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson News

Northern Edge 2025 wraps up across Alaska

Airman 1st Class Hunter Hites — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:11:00 GMT

Northern Edge 2025, a multi-domain, joint field-training exercise, concluded this week after showcasing the U.S. military’s expanded capabilities in the Arctic and north-western Pacific theater. Led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and held throughout Alaska—including the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and the Aleutians—the exercise involved more than 6,500 service members, approximately 125 aircraft, and seven U.S. and Canadian naval vessels.

Austere medicine redefined: testing the ATC-EST's capabilities at Northern Edge 23-1

Airman 1st Class Shelimar Rivera-Rosado — Thu, 25 May 2023 17:31:01 GMT

Northern Edge 23-1, a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command sponsored, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) led, multilateral, joint field training exercise, kicked off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on May 4, 2023. This exercise provided the opportunity to test the capabilities of the Air Transportable Clinic-Establish (ATC-EST), a health service support device designed by the Pacific Air Forces’ Office of the Command Surgeon and a medical modernization team to support agile combat employment operations at forward operating bases.

Northern Edge 23-1: Alaska’s Role in Joint Forces Readiness

Airman 1st Class Shelimar Rivera Rosado — Thu, 25 May 2023 16:43:11 GMT

Alaska plays an instrumental role in the United States military strategy; Gen. Billy Mitchell famously told Congress in 1935 he believed Alaska to be “the most important strategic place in the world.”

US, Multinational service members, ships, aircraft meet in Alaska for Northern Edge 23-1

Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs — Tue, 02 May 2023 18:42:00 GMT

Thousands of U.S. service members, five ships and more than 150 aircraft are scheduled to participate in Northern Edge 2023 (NE23-1), a joint field training exercise at various locations in and around Alaska, beginning May 4, 2023.

732d AMS supports joint force during NE21

Senior Airman Adriana Barrientos — Thu, 06 May 2021 00:30:14 GMT

More than 240 land-based aircraft will execute high-end scenarios above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and in the Gulf of Alaska during Exercise Northern Edge 2021 (NE21), and while the jets take to the skies, there is one team that is at the heart of their logistical support: the 732d Air Mobility Squadron (AMS).

53rd Wing gears up for Northern Edge 21

1st Lt Savanah Bray — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 18:36:00 GMT

More than 25 aircraft, and hundreds of Airmen, from across the 53rd Wing are headed to Alaska in support of Northern Edge 21, INDOPACOM’s premier bi-annual exercise designed to increase joint combat effectiveness in all spectrums of warfare, May 3-14, 2021.

Nothern Edge 2017 Concludes

Sgt. 1st Class Joel Gibson — Fri, 12 May 2017 22:43:03 GMT

Approximately 6,000 sailors, soldiers, airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen

67th Maintenance Keeps the Eagles in the Air

Sgt. 1st Class Joel Gibson — Fri, 05 May 2017 21:56:02 GMT

Fighter planes, they're all glamour, thrust, being inverted and huge amounts of swag, right? Few people consider the small army of logisticians and maintainers who work quietly behind the scenes to keep these beasts topped up on fuel and ammunition, and in good working order.

Tankers essential to keeping NE17 aircraft flying

Staff Sgt. Westin Warburton — Fri, 05 May 2017 21:34:23 GMT

Exercise Northern Edge 2017 highlights the interoperability of the most advanced fighter aircrafts in the United States arsenal, the F-22 Raptor and F-35B Lightning II. These fifth generation aircraft are a sight to behold, with their sleek edges and smooth curves. One can easily get caught up in all of the glamour of these airframes. What good are these aircraft though if they have no fuel to fly?

Northern Edge 2017 takes to the skies

Sgt. 1st Class Joel Gibson — Wed, 03 May 2017 00:46:00 GMT

Dozens of 4th and 5th generation fighter jets from across the U.S. military hit the skies over Alaska, Monday, May 1, 2017, as Northern Edge 2017 (NE17) kicked off with a ‘morning go’.

Day two of exercise Northern Edge 17 underway

NE17 JIB — Tue, 02 May 2017 21:49:00 GMT

Northern Edge 2017 is Alaska's premiere joint-training exercise designed to practice operations, techniques, and procedures as well as enhance interoperability among the services. Thousands of participants from all the services; Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guard personnel from active duty, Reserve and National Guard units, are involved.

Northern Edge 17 Kicks Off

NE17 JIB — Mon, 01 May 2017 23:56:00 GMT

Northern Edge 2017 is Alaska’s premier joint training exercise designed to practice operations, techniques and procedures as well as enhance interoperability among the services. Thousands of participants from all the services, Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from active duty, Reserve and National Guard units are involved.

Northern Edge 2017

Airman 1st Class Javier Alvarez — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 23:00:52 GMT

U.S. Marine Corps FA-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 from Miramar, Calif.,

Cruisin’ the Gulf of Alaska during Northern Edge

Sgt. Deanne Hurla — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:51:07 GMT

Several ships from the Navy and Coast Guard cruised to Alaska to participate in the two week

Joint aviators 'fight' in Alaskan skies

Sgt. Deanne Hurla — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:04:42 GMT

Training for combat comes in many shapes and forms, but for aviators military wide it comes in the

Alaska offers unique training environment

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kim McLendon — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:08:08 GMT

Exercise Northern Edge offers a unique training opportunity for members of all branches of the

Military aviators break service barriers

Sgt. Deanne Hurla — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:46:57 GMT

Naval pilots begin training at Pensacola, Fla., and then branch off for individual service training.

AWACs keep an eye out during Northern Edge

MC2 Rufus L. Hucks — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:20:30 GMT

To the average eye, the screen is a confusing jumble of lines, symbols and numbers. To Air Force

With safety in mind

Pentagon News — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:04:11 GMT

Support team makes Marine unit self-sufficient at Northern Edge 11

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kim McLendon — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:58:29 GMT

Support at all levels of operations are present during the Pacific Command joint exercise Northern