19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published May 26, 2021
Army paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, board an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prior to departing for a joint forced-entry operation during Northern Edge 21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 11, 2021. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members participate in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. NE21 is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises designed to sharpen the joint forces skills, practice tactics, techniques, and procedures, improve command, control, and communication relationships develop cooperative plans and programs. Airmen from the 19th Airlift Wing out of Little Rock Air Base, Ark. operated two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the JFEO. (U.
Northern Edge 21 Wraps Up Achieving Important Testing Goals Of New Capabilities For The Joint Forces
Northern Edge 21 Wraps Up Achieving Important Testing Goals Of New Capabilities For The Joint Forces
A view from the cockpit of the U-2 Dragon Lady as it flies over the USS Roosevelt during Northern Edge 21. (Photo: U.S. Air Force/Beale AFB)
The high-end realistic scenario of Northern Edge 21 allowed testers to assess the behaviour of new systems and upgrades before their fielding to frontline units.
Northern Edge 21, the premier bi-annual joint exercise of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, took place this year through May 3 to May 14 in locations in and around Alaska. The exercise, which involved Air Force, Army, Marines and Navy, recreated high-end realistic warfighter training to practice tactics, techniques and procedures and to improve command, control and communication relationships, improving the joint interoperability and enhancing the combat readiness in a large force employ
By Senior Airman John R. Wright, 86th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs / Published May 18, 2021
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group set up a tactical operations center during exercise Swift Response 21 at Pápa Air Base, Hungary, May 5, 2021. The 435th CRG, attached to the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, is the only contingency response force in the U.S. Air Force that maintains an airborne insertion capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John R. Wright)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Timothy Sutphen, 435th Contingency Response Squadron director of operations, right, briefs functional leads in the tactical operations center during exercise Swift Response 21 at Pápa Air Base, Hungary, May 6, 2021. Throughout the exercise, the 435th Contingency Response Group, assigned to the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, showcased strategic readiness and interoperability. (
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