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Two US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcons, 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), fly in formation off the wing of a Illinois Air National Guard (ILANG) KC-135E Stratotanker, 108th Air Refueling Squadron (AFS), 126th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Scott AFB, Illinois (IL), during a refueling mission over Alaska in support of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise (JTX) designed to enhance interoperability among the services by sharpening and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force capable of protecting America's interests at home and abroad. More...
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A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighing Falcon figher, 18h Figher Squadron (FS), 354h Figher Wing (FW), Eielson AFB, Alaska (AK), lines up wih he boom of a Illinois Air Naional Guard (ILANG) KC-135E Sraoanker, 108h Air Refueling Squadron (AFS), 126h Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Sco Air Force Base (AFB), Illinois (IL), during a refueling mission over Alaska (AK) in suppor of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual join raining exercise (JTX) designed o enhance ineroperabiliy among he services by sharpening and honing join service echniques and procedures. I helps provide a ready force capable of proecing America's ineress a home and abroad. More...
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Four US Air Force (USAF) 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft fly in formation over Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), at the end of a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other
Four US Air Force (USAF) 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft fly in formation over Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), at the end of a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other
Aerial of a US Air Force (USAF) F-16D Fighting Falcon, 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), in flight over Alaska during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise (JTX) designed to enhance interoperability among the services by sharpening and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force capable of protecting America's interests at home and abroad. More than 9,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen from active duty, Reserve, and National Guard units are participating in this year's exercise
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Eielson Air Force Base
State: Alaska (AK)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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