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Senior Airman Cesar Zayas marshalls an F-15 Strike Eagle prior to take off during Northen Edge 2009 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16. Northern Edge is an exercise designed to sharpen the U.S. Armed Forces' skills and develop interoperable plans and programs. Airman Zayas is a dedicated crew chief assigned to the 366th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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F-15 Strike Eagle aircrew step to their planes during Northern Edge 2009 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16. Northern Edge is a large scale exercise hosted in Alaska to improve command, control and communications between the Armed services. The aircrew is assigned to the 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon launches past a B-52H Stratofortress during the Northern Edge 2009 joint training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 15. Northern Edge 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, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Northern Edge 2009 kicks off

Published June 23, 2009