AWACs keep an eye out during Northern Edge
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airman 1st Class James Makarzyk, E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System communications technician, performs pre-flight checks before a training mission during Exercise Northern Edge 11 in JBER, Alaska, June 22, 2011. Northern Edge, Alaska's largest military training exercise, is designed to prepare joint forces to respond to crises throughout the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rufus Hucks)