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    NORTHERN EDGE

    Northern Edge

    Northern Edge    

    Northern Edge is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command sponsored, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces led U.S. joint field training exercise in and around Alaska. Thousands of participants from all U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army, to include Reserve and National Guard units, are involved.

    The exercise is designed to provide high-end, realistic war fighter training, and develop and improve joint interoperability, and enhance combat readiness of participating forces. This is... read more

    Highlights

    From the cockpit

    From the cockpit
    05.11.21 | PO2 Nicholas Huynh | PACAFPA
    U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Mashuda, from Pittsburgh, right, and Lt. Nikki Moyle, from Fredrick, Md., pilot an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Wolf...
    15th MEU Marines, Sailors depart Cold Bay, Alaska during Northern Edge 2021

    15th MEU Marines, Sailors depart Cold...
    05.10.21 | Sgt Sarah Stegall | 15MEUPA
    210510-M-PQ459-2164 COLD BAY, ALASKA (May 10, 2021) – U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 79 assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 arrives at Cold...
    USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Northern Edge

    USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Northern Edge
    05.09.21 | PO2 Eduardo Torres | PACAFPA
    GULF OF ALASKA (May 10, 2021) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154, launches from the...
    Makin Island Underway

    Makin Island Underway
    05.06.21 | PO1 Ethan Morrow | LHD-8
    210506-N-LD903-2219 GULF OF ALASKA (May 6, 2021) – U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Justin Tyler directs an F-35B...
    Makin Island Underway

    Makin Island Underway
    05.04.21 | PO1 Michael Lieberknecht | LHD-8
    NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (May 3, 2021) – U.S. Marines with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit board an MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor...
    KC-10 Extender refuel U.S. Navy F/A-18s

    KC-10 Extender refuel U.S. Navy F/A-18s
    05.03.21 | MSgt Burt Traynor | PACAFPA
    A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet refuels with a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender over an Alaskan range May 3, 2021, in support of Northern Edge 2021....
    USS Somerset, USS San Diego, 15th MEU arrive in Alaska for Northern Edge 21

    USS Somerset, USS San Diego, 15th MEU...
    05.03.21 | Sgt Brendan Mullin | 15MEUPA
    210503-M-JX780-1593 GULF OF ALASKA (May 3, 2021) – A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164...

    150 Featured Videos

    Northern Edge 25 News Package

    Northern Edge 25 News Package
    08.22.25 | SSgt Dustin Braaten | 51FWPA
    This video showcases the participation from across the state and Gulf of Alaska in their participation in exercise Northern Edge 25. NE25 is an...
    Abraham Lincoln hosts Vice Chairman to the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Commander, U.S. Alaskan Command and U.S. Senators

    Abraham Lincoln hosts Vice Chairman to...
    08.19.25 | SN Daniel Kimmelman | USSAL-CVN72
    250819-N-NH911-1003 GULF OF ALASKA (Aug. 19, 2025) Distinguished visitors observe flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class...
    Abraham Lincoln hosts Vice Chairman to the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Commander, U.S. Alaskan Command and U.S. Senators

    Abraham Lincoln hosts Vice Chairman to...
    08.19.25 | SN Daniel Kimmelman | USSAL-CVN72
    250819-N-NH911-1001 GULF OF ALASKA (Aug. 19, 2025) Distinguished visitors transit the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham...
    F-15E’s Arrive on MCAS Iwakuni (B-Roll)

    F-15E’s Arrive on MCAS Iwakuni (B-Roll)
    06.29.23 | Sgt Evan Jones | AFN-IJ
    U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to 391st Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Wing, arrive on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni,...
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    Abraham Lincoln participates in exercise Northern Edge 2025

    Abraham Lincoln participates in exercise...
    08.24.25 | SA Hannah Tross | USSAL-CVN72
    250824-N-XM644-1054 NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 24, 2025) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Torey Arnold, from Atlanta, installs a drip pan on an...
    Abraham Lincoln participates in exercise Northern Edge 2025

    Abraham Lincoln participates in exercise...
    08.24.25 | SA Hannah Tross | USSAL-CVN72
    250824-N-XM644-1083 NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 24, 2025) Sailors conduct routine testing on an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to strike fighter...
    Abraham Lincoln participates in exercise Northern Edge 2025

    Abraham Lincoln participates in exercise...
    08.24.25 | SA Hannah Tross | USSAL-CVN72
    250824-N-XM644-1081 NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 24, 2025) Sailors conduct routine testing on an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to strike fighter...
    Abraham Lincoln participates in exercise Northern Edge 2025

    Abraham Lincoln participates in exercise...
    08.24.25 | SA Hannah Tross | USSAL-CVN72
    250824-N-XM644-1007 NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 24, 2025) Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Apprentice Angelina Gamboa, from Ewa Beach, Hawaii,...
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    62 Featured Stories

    HSC-14 strengthens interoperability and search and rescue capability during Northern Edge 2025

    HSC-14 strengthens interoperability and...
    08.27.25 | PO3 Nathaly Cruz | USSAL-CVN72
    NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN – During the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command-led joint exercise Northern Edge 2025 (NE25), crews from Helicopter Sea Combat...
    USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group completes Exercise Northern Edge 2025

    USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group...
    08.25.25 | ENS Hallie Atengco | USSAL-CVN72
    NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN – The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) wrapped up participation in the U.S. Indo-Pacific...

    Northern Edge 2025: Forging readiness in...
    08.23.25 | 1st Lt. Sarah Packard | JBERPA
    Overhead, the roar of jets cuts through the Alaskan sky. On the ground, thousands of service members test their readiness for tomorrow’s threats. This is Northern Edge, an exercise designed to sharpen combat readiness and strengthen America’s defense posture in the Indo-Pacific.
    Northern Edge 2025 kicks off across Alaska

    Northern Edge 2025 kicks off across Alaska
    08.17.25 | SSgt Dustin Braaten | 51FWPA
    More than 6,400 service members, 100 aircraft, and 7 U.S. and Canadian vessels began participation in exercise Northern Edge 2025, a joint...
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    10 Featured Audio

    Air Force Radio News 12 May 2017 B
    05.12.17 | SrA Cory Kuttler | DMA-AF
    Today's stories: Airmen are able to submit uniform change requests through the Airmen Powered by Innovation website. Also, Northern Edge 2017...

    USS Shoup in Northern Edge 15
    06.25.15 | Courtesy Audio | AFN-P
    Sailors on guided missile destroyer USS Shoup talk about the biggest takeaways for the ship during Northern Edge.
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