• Bold Tigers charge into Alaska for Northern Edge 09

    The Bold Tigers of Mountain Home's 391st Fighter Squadron participated in Alaska's largest joint training event, Exercise Northern Edge 2009, June 15-26 at Eielson Air Force Base. Mountain Home supported the exercise by deploying approximately 14 aircraft and more than 300 Airmen to the land of the

  • Air Force officials announce fiscal 2010 force structure alignments

    Air Force officials here announced June 26 its proposed force structure realignment for fiscal 2010. The announcement addresses the Air Force's force structure, realignment and management actions supported by the president's fiscal 2010 budget and summarizes the civilian and military personnel

  • Sun sets on Exercise Northern Edge 2009

    Exercise Northern Edge 2009, the largest biannual military training event in Alaska, came to a close June 26 after 11 successful days of multi-service interaction at numerous locations throughout the state. This exercise, which involved almost 200 aircraft, provided nearly 9,000 service members from

  • Air Force combat controllers - only the toughest need apply

    Air Force combat controllers are a rare breed: an elite group of specialists who accompany U.S. ground troops - usually small teams of special operations forces - to serve as a liaison between those forces and the air support they rely on. Each combat controller is a fully qualified air traffic

  • 'Sumos' support Northern Edge with aerial refueling

    With approximately 200 aircraft taking to the Alaskan skies for Northern Edge 2009, thousands of pounds of fuel are needed to keep pilots and their jets in the air to get the vital training they need. To help keep those jets in the air, the "Sumos" or Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152

  • Northern Edge fields new radar system

    The next generation aircraft, the F-35 Lightning II, is undergoing field tests. Throughout the military, numerous exercises and units are participating to help perfect the many parts from radar to maneuverability of the next generation aircraft. The Joint Strike Fighter Program, which is heading the

  • NWTC crosses into Northern Edge 2009

    The Army's Northern Warfare Training Center, headquartered at Fort Wainwright, participated in Exercise Northern Edge 2009 here June 17 by instructing a visiting Navy SEAL team on cold-weather river crossing techniques. "The instructors from the NWTC showed us some excellent techniques that our guys

  • VX-9 ‘Vampires’ test their limits in Alaska

    Among the 9,000 servicemembers in Alaska for Northern Edge 2009 is a squadron of Sailors, Marines and civilians doing more than just testing themselves against their sister services. The "Vampires" of Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 9 are tasked with the duty of evaluating new equipment and