Northern Edge 09 launches
An F-16 Fighting Falcon launches past a B-52H Stratofortress during the NORTHERN EDGE 2009 joint training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, June 15. NE09 is one in a series of U.S. Pacific Command exercies in 2009 that prepare joint forces to respond to crises in the Asian Pacific region. The F-16 is assigned to Misawa Air Base, Japan, and the B-52 is assigned to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)