A U.S. Air Force 12th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Operations Group, 3rd Wing, F-15C Eagle air superiority fighter aircraft, based out of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, flies over the Bering Sea during a simulated enemy aircraft intercept mission on May 12, 2007, during Exercise Alaska Shield / Northern Edge 2007. Exercise Alaska Shield / Northern Edge 2007 is a combined State of Alaska and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) sponsored homeland defense exercise designed to provide the U.S. Air Force participants with the opportunity to practice responding to homeland defense and disaster events alongside other federal, state, local, and private sector teams as part of the overall...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: A U.S. Air Force 12th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Operations Group, 3rd Wing, F-15C Eagle air superiority fighter aircraft, based out of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, flies over the Bering Sea during a simulated enemy aircraft intercept mission on May 12, 2007, during Exercise Alaska Shield / Northern Edge 2007. Exercise Alaska Shield / Northern Edge 2007 is a combined State of Alaska and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) sponsored homeland defense exercise designed to provide the U.S. Air Force participants with the opportunity to practice responding to homeland defense and disaster events alongside other federal, state, local, and private sector teams as part of the overall national-level Exercise Ardent Sentry / Northern Edge 2007 training program. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Daniel N. Woods) (Released)
Base: Bering Sea
Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Daniel N. Woods, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
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