Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

Fixing a fighter

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgts. Gerald Ingram and Chris Harvey read training instructions for repairing landing gear on an F-16 Aggressor during NORTHERN EDGE 2009, June 19. NE09 is designed to sharpen skills, practice operations, techniques and procedures between the U.S. Military. Sergeants Ingram and Harvey are crew chiefs assigned to the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Fixing a fighter

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Gerald Ingram adjusts the landing gear up-lock hook on an F-16 Aggressor during NORTHERN EDGE 2009, June 19. NE09 is one in a series of U.S. Pacific Command exercises that prepare joint forces to respond to crises in the region. Sergeant Harvey is a crew chief assigned to the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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No life support, no mission

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airman 1st Class Brian Caskie cleans the inside of a Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System during NORTHERN EDGE 2009, June 19. The JHMCS helmet enables pilots to accurately cue onboard weapons against enemy aircraft. Airman Caskie is an aircrew flight equipment technician assigned to the 35th Operations Support Squadron from Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Northern Edge 2009 reaches half-way point

Published June 22, 2009