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Arizona Guard helps Alaska Guard sustain the force

In this photo, small-arms repairers from the Alaska and Arizona Army National Guards inspect M4 carbines and M240 machine guns at Fort Greely. The Arizona Guard was invited to Alaska to assist in weapons and night vision optics inspections for the Alaska National Guard's 49th Missile Defense Battalion.

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airborne skills during Artic Aurora

In this photo, Japanese Maj. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama, commanding general of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force's 1st Airborne Brigade, observes his paratroopers as they perform an airborne proficiency operation over Malemute Drop Zone during Exercise Arctic Aurora at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska June 9, 2016. Arctic Aurora is a yearly bilateral training exercise involving elements of the Spartan Brigade and the JGSDF, which focuses on strengthening ties between the two by executing combined small unit airborne proficiency operations and basic small arms marksmanship.

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Red Flag-Alaska 16-2

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, taxi down the runway at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, during their participation in Red Flag-Alaska 16-2, June 7, 2016. Red Flag-Alaska 16-2 provides squadrons the opportunity to train with joint and international units, increasing their combat skills by participating in simulated combat situations in a realistic threat environment. (U.S. Marine photo by Lance Cpl. Donato Maffin/Released)

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Seward thanks service members with a day of fishing

Spectators crowd around the official weigh-in point for the 10th Annual Armed Services Combat Fishing Tournament in Seward, Alaska, May 26. The tournament, hosted by the city of Seward and the Armed Services YMCA, gave more than 200 military anglers stationed in Alaska a free day of halibut fishing to thank them for their service.

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U.S. Air Force, Indian Air Force Join Forces during RED FLAG-Alaska

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (May 10, 2016 ) - U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant James Anderson, 354th Maintenance Squadron, provides insight into sheet metal operations to Airman with the Indian Air Force during Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises.

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EOD takes part in Alaska Shield

Cpl. Joshua Lackey (left) and Spc. Matthew Fannon help Sgt. Richard Harvey, 716th Ordnance Company (EOD), into his bomb suit to deal with a suspected improvised explosive device during the search of a suspected bomb-making area as part of exercise Alaska Shield, Friday, April 1. The 716th is part of U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Alaska Shield is an annual emergency response exercise that takes place in various communities around the state.

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Delta Ice BRidge

Tech. Sgt. John Jockusch, the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of range structural maintenance, drives a truck over the ice bridge in Delta Junction, Alaska, March 2, 2016. The ice bridge is used to get to and from the Oklahoma Range, part of RED FLAG-Alaska’s strategic training area, and is built by Airmen, soldiers and DoD civilians.

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Alaska Air Guard C-17 crews and Guardian Angels train in Hawaii

JOINT BASE ELMENDFORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (Feb. 16, 2016) - Senior Airman Jason Hughes, a pararescueman with the 212th Rescue Squadron, jumps from a C-17 Globemaster III here Feb. 23, 2016. Almost 50 Air Guardsman of the 249th Airlift Squadron, 212th Rescue Squadron and 176th Wing support units participated in a search and rescue exercise in the Pacific Air Forces' warmer waters of Honolulu.

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Aircraft with a cold shoulder

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (Dec. 3, 2015) - Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Derr, 732nd Air Mobility Squadron avionics specialist, deices a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base on the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2015. There is always a person in the truck, one in the deicer and one on the ground to make sure the aircraft is deiced all around.

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Mongolian soldiers attend US Army Alaska NCO Academy

Mongolian Army Sgt. Mungunchimeg Nyamaajav stands ready to participate in the Warrior Leadership Course’s Situational Training Exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2015. Nyamaajav is the first female Mongolian soldier to train with U.S. Army Alaska. (U.S. Army photo/Sachel Harris)

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Mongolian soldiers attend US Army Alaska NCO Academy

Mongolian Army Sgt. Mungunchimeg Nyamaajav holds her position during the Warrior Leadership Course’s Situational Training Exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2015. Nyamaajav is the first female Mongolian soldier to train with U.S. Army Alaska. (U.S. Army photo/Sachel Harris)

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Mongolian soldiers attend US Army Alaska NCO Academy

Mongolian Army Sgt. Mungunchimeg Nyamaajav holds her position during the Warrior Leadership Course’s Situational Training Exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2015. On average, the U.S. Army Alaska NCO Academy hosts 12 international students per year. (U.S. Army photo/Sachel Harris)

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Mongolian soldiers attend US Army Alaska NCO Academy

Mongolian Army Sgt. Mungunchimeg Nyamaajav works alongside a U.S. Army Alaska Soldier during the Warrior Leadership Course’s Situational Training Exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2015. 2007 was the last time Mongolian soldiers attended a course at the U.S. Army Alaska academy. (U.S. Army photo/Sachel Harris)

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Mongolian soldiers attend US Army Alaska NCO Academy

Mongolian Army Sgt. Mungunchimeg Nyamaajav works alongside U.S. Army Alaska Soldiers during the Warrior Leadership Course’s Situational Training Exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2015. Nyamaajav is the first female Mongolian soldier to train with U.S. Army Alaska. (U.S. Army photo/Sachel Harris)

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F-35A

File Photo - Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, was selected as the new home for the Air Force’s first operational overseas F-35A Lightning IIs. Air Force officials chose Eielson AFB after a lengthy analysis of the location’s operational considerations, installation attributes, environmental factors and cost.

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Maintainers rebuild F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft engine

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Trang, a 354th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice, extracts bolts from an F110-GE-100C jet engine Oct. 8, 2015, in the Engine Shop at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Trang inspected engine components for damage and wear.

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Marines sharpen mountaineering skills in Alaska

BLACK RAPIDS TRAINING SITE, Alaska (July 18, 2015) - From the snow-kissed mountains to the icy rumblings of melting glaciers, Marines from 2nd Platoon Force Reconnaissance Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Calif., along with instructors from U.S. Army Alaska's Northern Warfare Training Center conducted military alpine operations at Black Rapids Training Site and Gulkana Glacier.

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Northern Edge 2015 battlespace, maximizes training capability

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (June 25, 2015) Live, virtual and constructive (LVC) participants from various U.S. military branches are tracked by the 353rd Combat Training Squadron as assets move into place in preparation for an Exercise Northern Edge scenario. The LVC system enables live participants like this U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon deployed to Alaska to directly engage and interact with virtual aviators operating from home station simulators, and contructive computer-generated forces to provide more robust training scenarios. Northern Edge 2015 is Alaska's premier joint training exercise designed to practice operations, tactics, techniques and procedures as well as enhance interoperability among thousands of Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from active duty, reserve and National Guard units.

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Northern Edge 2015: Air Force E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (June 25, 2015) - Maintenance crew members prepare a U.S. Air Force E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft for takeoff during Exercise Northern Edge. Thousands of service members from all the branch services including active duty, Reserve and National Guard units participated.

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Northern Edge 2015

JOINT PACIFIC ALASKA RANGE COMPLEX, Alaska (June 22, 2015) - U.S. Air Force firefighters with 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, Civil Engineer Fire, answer a Flight Line 911 call during Exercise Northern Edge. Northern Edge 2015 is Alaska's premier joint training exercise designed to practice operations, techniques and procedures as well as enhance interoperability among the services. Thousands of participants from all services from active duty, Reserve and National Guard units are involved.

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