148th Fighter Wing pilots train in Yellowknife, Canada for participation in Arctic Air Defense Exercise AMALGAM DART [Image 3 of 4]

CANADA

03.21.2021

Photo by 2nd Lt. Crystal Kirchner 

North American Aerospace Defense Command

U.S. Air Force Col. Chris M. Blomquist, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot and wing commander of the 148th Fighter Wing, prepares for take-off at Yellowknife, Canada while participating in North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Arctic air defense exercise, Amalgam Dart 21-02, March 21, 2021. The exercise will run from March 20-26 and range from the Beaufort Sea to Thule, Greenland and extend south down the Eastern Atlantic to the U.S. coast of Maine. Amalgam Dart 21-2 provides NORAD the opportunity to hone homeland defense skills as Canadian, U.S., and NATO forces operate together in the Arctic. A bi-national Canadian and American command, NORAD employs a network of space-based, aerial and ground-based sensors, air-to-air refueling tankers, and fighter aircraft, controlled by a sophisticated command and control network to deter, detect and defend against aerial threats that originate outside or within North American airspace. NATO E-3 Early Warning Aircraft, Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter aircraft, CP-140 long-range patrol aircraft, CC-130 Search and Rescue and tactical airlift aircraft, CC-150T air refueled, and CH-149 Cormorant Search and Rescue helicopters; as well as U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft, KC-10 Extender refueler, KC-46 Pegasus, KC-135 Stratotanker, as well as C-130 and C-17 transport aircraft will participate in the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt Crystal Kirchner)

• Date Taken: 03.21.2021
• Date Posted: 03.22.2021 15:43
• Photo ID: 6565319
• VIRIN: 210321-Z-UL805-1002
• Resolution: 8172x5402
• Size: 11.19 MB
• Location: CA