Joint Forces Conduct Northern Edge 21 Airborne Drop [Image 11 of 16]

ALASKA, UNITED STATES

05.11.2021

Photo by Master Sgt. Burt Traynor 

Pacific Air Forces

Senior Airman Nathon Sallade, a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, checks communication channels en route to a joint forcible entry exercise drop zone for Northern Edge 21 (NE21), May 11, 2021. The JFEO exercise involved more than 400 U.S. Army paratroopers, and other military members from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, and more than a dozen aircraft assigned to squadrons throughout the United States including CH-47s, and U.S. Air Force HC-130 Hercules , MC-130J Commando IIs, and C-17 Globemaster IIIs. Realistic warfighting training, like JFEO, conducted during Northern Edge 2021, provided a venue for the joint force to develop and improve interoperability, and enhance combat readiness. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members are participating in NE21 hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the JPARC, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Burt Traynor)

• Date Taken: 05.11.2021
• Date Posted: 05.12.2021 22:41
• Photo ID: 6641963
• VIRIN: 210511-F-JR513-0098
• Resolution: 4476x2978
• Size: 7.98 MB
• Location: ALASKA, US