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U-2 makes first appearance during Northern Edge 17

A U-2 Dragon Lady pilot climbs to the cockpit during exercise Northern Edge 17 at Joint Base at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 9, 2017. Northern Edge is a biennial joint training exercise involving approximately 6,000 personnel and 200 fixed-wing aircraft, and dates back to 1975.

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Misawa bolsters Northern Edge air defense mission

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons with the 13th Fighter Squadron from Misawa Air Base, Japan, taxi to the runway during Northern Edge 2017 (NE17) at Eielson Air Force Base, May 26, 2017. NE17 provides aircrews an opportunity to hone current and test future applications of combat operations and weapons capabilities.

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Strengthening relationships through joint-training

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lallchan Seunarine, the 354th Medical Operations Squadron public health flight chief, poses with items from the Singapore Enlisted Officer Training Course May 5, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Seunarine’s syndicate team presented him with several items to memorialize their time learning together.

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Northern Edge 2017 takes to the skies

Military personnel perform safety inspections on dozens of aircraft on the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, flightline ramp before takeoff during Exercise Northern Edge 2017. Northern Edge is Alaska's largest and premier joint training exercise designed to practice operations, techniques and procedures as well as enhance interoperability among the services. Thousands of participants from all the services-Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guard personnel from active duty, Reserve and National Guard units-are involved.

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Northern Edge 2017 takes to the skies

An F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 53rd Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., departs the runway at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 2 during Exercise Northern Edge 2017. Northern Edge is Alaska’s largest and premier joint training exercise designed to practice operations, techniques and procedures as well as enhance interoperability among the services. Thousands of participants from all the services Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guard personnel from active duty, Reserve and National Guard units are involved.

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Service members unite to provide assistance to isolated village in Alaska

Students from Old Harbor School visit the Innovative Readiness Training site in Old Harbor, Alaska, April 20, 2017. The visit included a tour of the camp and worksite, along with rides in equipment being used to expand the existing runway. The U.S. Marine Forces led project is part of a civil and joint military program to improve military readiness while simultaneously providing quality services to underserved communities throughout the United States. Additional participants include the Alaska and Arizona National Guards, Air Force Reserve, Navy Reserve, and Coast Guard.

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Arizona Guardsmen Train in Alaska, Gain Real-world Experience

Arizona Guardsman Spc. Joseph Charles, a motor vehicle operator with the 259th Engineer Platoon, operates heavy equipment during a runway extension project at Innovative Readiness Training Old Harbor, Alaska, April 19, 2017. The project will extend the existing Old Harbor runway by 2,700 feet, which will allow larger aircraft to land in Old Harbor. IRT Old Harbor is part of a civil and joint military program to improve military readiness while simultaneously providing quality services to underserved communities throughout the United States.

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Eielson hosts congressional staff delegates

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jack Johnston, an 18th Aggressor Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot, speaks with Congressional staff delegates 18 April, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. One stop during the base tour involved a static display of the F-16, which recently received the new “Splinter” pattern.

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Staff Sgt. Balinda O'Neal Dresel

Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Soldiers pose for a photograph in front of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in April. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, and 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, were in Kodiak supporting Arctic Care 2017, a multi-service health care training exercise supporting communities in rural Alaska.

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Air Force partners for environmental conservation on Wake Atoll

Birds fly and nest in the bird sanctuary on Wilkes Island at Wake Atoll April 11, 2017. The sanctuary has approximately 40,000 birds and 12 species on an island less than one square mile in size. The U.S. Air Force, through partnerships with agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have worked in recent years to restore Wake Atoll to a more natural habit for its bird population and rid the three islands of invasive plant species. Wake Atoll, made up of the tropical islands of Wilkes, Wake and Peale, is located approximately 2,138 nautical miles west of Honolulu, has a population of roughly 100 residents including Air Force personnel and American and Thai contractors, and is managed by the Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center under 11th Air Force at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska

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Exercise AG 17-5 kicks off

U.S. Airman 1st Class Chelsea Walters, a 354th Force Support Squadron force management apprentice, checks the mobility folders of Airmen who are simulated deploying in support of exercise Arctic Gold (AG) 17-5, April 4, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. AG 17-5 is an exercise which aims to simulate execution of a specific Operation Plan.

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ARCTIC CARE 2017

KODIAK, Alaska Reserve and Guard Airmen arrive at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska on March 26, 2017 to take part in ARCTIC CARE 2017. ARCTIC CARE 2017 is an Office of Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (OSD/RA) sponsored, Air Force Reserve led, multi-service/component training event coordinated with Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA) and civil authorities in Kodiak, Alaska.

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Alaska Airborne Team Conducts Satellite Communications Test While Preparing for Combat Training Center

Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska set up two "Heavy" systems on the left, and two "Lite" systems on the right, of the Transportable Tactical Command Communications (T2C2) system during new equipment training during February. The Soldiers then conducted a record test of the system during operational testing March 15 to 26. T2C2 is a new Army program of record that when fielded will provide agile robust voice and data communications in the early phases of joint operations and in later operational phases at the tactical edge.

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Eye in the sky

A Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion takes off at RAAF Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 23, 2017. The RAAF AP-3C is a critical component during the exercise as it is fitted with a variety of sensors, including digital multi-mode radar, electronic support measures, electro-optics detectors, magnetic anomaly detectors, friend or foe identification systems and acoustic detectors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Loaded and ready to go

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 21, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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At Alaska training center, instructor relishes being 'pushed to the edge'

A female student prepares to cross-country ski through arduous terrain in sub-zero temperatures during the bivouac portion of the Cold Weather Leaders Course, Feb. 9-14, 2017. The Cold Weather Leaders Course is taught at the Northern Warfare Training Center at Black Rapids, Alaska. The entire course ran Feb. 2-16, 2017.

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Soldiers take on biathlon, shooting in harsh Arctic conditions

Soldiers use their ski poles as bipods in order to get good firing positions during the biathlon, Feb. 18, 2017.

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Airborne unit tests expeditionary satellite communications in Alaska

Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska train in February 2017 for the March Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Transportable Tactical Command Communications (T2C2) operational test at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

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PACAF commander visits Eielson

U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Johnson, Pacific Air Forces command chief, observe operations during a tour of the Central Heat and Power Plant (CHPP) during a base visit at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 8, 2017. The CHPP uses about 180,000 tons of coal to provide heat and electricity for the Eielson mission and its residents year round.

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COMPACAF visits JBER, talks of changing Pacific Theater

U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, left, shakes hands with Airmen assigned to the 773rd Logistics Readiness Squadron at the Joint Readiness Complex on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, as he toured the base, Feb. 7, 2017. O’Shaughnessy toured various facilities throughout the installation to meet with Airmen and get a first-hand look at the broad spectrum of JBER mission sets.

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