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  • NE15 provides prime environment for testing new capabilities

    With 18 experiments and initiatives undergoing field testing in Alaskan training ranges throughout Exercise Northern Edge 15, no other venue is as well suited for high-end operational testing.   "Northern Edge airspace is unique for us in a testing environment because it has a lot of joint players

  • NE15 provides 673rd CES firefighters essential training

    U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a crash fire exercise during Exercise Northern Edge 2015 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 15 through 26.   NE15 is an Alaskan command hosted exercise and one of Alaska's biggest joint training

  • Next generation fighter technologies tested during Alaska military exercise

    The past meets the future when a distinctive looking aircraft with the nose and electronics of an F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter and the body of a 1960's passenger jet participates in one of the U.S. military's largest electronic warfare exercises.   A modified BAC 1-11 serves as a flying test

  • Observing Men’s Health Month in June

    June is Men's Health Month, a congressional health education program designed to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems in men and boys. Men's Health Month is celebrated across the country with screenings, health fairs and other health education and outreach activities to encouraging

  • Blast from past: 20th EBS drops last M117 bomb in PACAF

    Airmen from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, with the help of 36th Munitions Squadron Airmen, dropped the final M117 bomb in the Pacific Air Force's inventory June 26 on an uninhabited island off the coast of Guam.   The M117 bomb dates back to the mid-1950s when it was first used during the

  • Lessons learned NE15: F-18 Hornets communicate from force multiplier

    Exercise Northern Edge 2015 played host to a "force multiplier" capability, giving operational commanders flexibility when employing tactical aircraft in a rapidly changing battle scenario.   According to Navy.mil, the U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter is the nation's first strike fighter and

  • Anchorage area first responders engage in friendly competition

    First responders from throughout the Anchorage area gathered June 20 to participate in the 2015 Hero Games in downtown Anchorage, Alaska.   Service members from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson competed against other teams in trials of strength, agility and precision while crowds of community

  • Aircraft complete certification

    A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron ties a knot on the aircraft arresting system at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 24, 2015. An annual certification check's the integrity of the barriers hydraulic system and the system as a whole. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David

  • Bulldogs bring intimidation to joint fight during NE15

    Its wide muzzle, short black broad nose with large nostrils and deep set dark eyes grimace intimidation across the patch on the right shoulder of the pilot boarding his aircraft while preparing to engage an enemy in the joint interoperability environment that is Northern Edge 2015.The intimidation