• Live-Virtual-Constructive operations increase sphere of Northern Edge 2009

    Northern Edge 2009, a joint exercise for units under the U.S. Pacific Command, is the largest military training exercise in Alaska and one of the largest joint-training exercises in the U.S. military. Northern Edge, hosted by Alaskan Command, is so large because of its Live-Virtual-Constructive

  • Alaska's National training treasure JPARC

    Military servicemembers working in the joint military training exercise Northern Edge 2009 have a unique opportunity to train in some of the most diverse environments available in the world. The training conducted in the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex (JPARC) lies among rivers, mountains, and

  • Marines, Airmen fuel up exercise Northern Edge

    Pacific Command's Exercise Northern Edge 2009 is allowing more than 200 aircraft the opportunity to train in nearly 120,000 square miles of airspace above interior Alaska and the Gulf of Alaska June 15-26. With the numerous aircraft in the air and massive amounts of mileage to cover during the

  • Military exercise offers joint training opportunity

    The joint-military exercise Northern Edge incorporates numerous services with the responsibility to accomplish the mission on the Alaskan frontier. In the Red Flag military operation center, three services work side-by-side to ensure on-time aircraft tracking 24-hours a day for the two weeks of the

  • 'Vampire Bats' take to the skies of Alaska

    Northern Edge 2009 is a joint training exercise connecting approximately 9,000 servicemembers from throughout the country and throughout the world, and involving more than 200 aircraft. Some of those service members and aircraft came from as far away as Kadena Air Force Base, Japan. Pilots and

  • SEALs learn from Northern Warfare Training Center

    A west-coast based SEAL team continued their training during NORTHERN EDGE 2009 with the help from the Northern Warfare Training Center here June 17. The SEAL team learned and practiced several river crossing techniques to prepare them for overseas contingency operations. "The training that we are

  • Bulldogs reunite at Peterson AFB

    Historic Aircraft associated with the storied 525th Fighter Squadron "Bulldogs" will be at Peterson June 20 for the "Bulldogs" reunion. The F-15 Eagle and the pilot credited with the first MiG kill in Operation Desert Storm and one of the 525th's current aircraft, the F-22 Raptor, will be on display