148th Fighter Wing pilots train in Thule, Greenland for participation in Arctic Air Defense Exercise AMALGAM DART [Image 1 of 2]

GREENLAND

03.22.2021

Photo by 2nd Lt. Crystal Kirchner 

North American Aerospace Defense Command

U.S. Air Force F-16’s from the Minnesota Air National Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing taxi on the runway at Thule Air Base, Greenland during North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Arctic air defense exercise, Amalgam Dart 21-2, March 22, 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 National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Crystal Kirchner)

• Date Taken: 03.22.2021
• Date Posted: 03.23.2021 13:59
• Photo ID: 6566749
• VIRIN: 210322-Z-UL805-1007
• Resolution: 6546x3682
• Size: 4.34 MB
• Location: GL