Navy, Marines, Air Forces start Exercise North Edge 21 in Alaska
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The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group began Exercise Northern Edge 2021 in Alaska this week, according to the U.S. Navy. Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy
May 4 (UPI) The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group began Exercise North Edge 2021 in the Gulf of Alaska this week, according to the Navy. Carrier Strike Group Nine s collaboration with joint forces demonstrates to our partners that we are sharpening our capabilities to be ready for any mission that should present itself in this increasingly important Arctic region, Rear Adm. Doug Verissimo, Carrier Strike Group Nine s commander, said in a Navy press release.
US Navy: 6 ships, 240 aircraft take part in Northern Edge 2021 May 4, 2021, by Naida Hakirevic
The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) began Exercise Northern Edge 2021 (NE21) in the Gulf of Alaska on May 3.
In this file photo, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Gulf of Alaska following exercise Northern Edge 2019. (U.S. Navy/MC3 Erick A. Parsons)
Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members, six U.S. Navy ships and 240 aircraft will participate in the joint field training exercise May 3-14 from various locations in and around Alaska.
The exercise includes assets from TRCSG, Makin Island Amphibious Readiness Group (MKIARG) and embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and other U.S. military units in the continental United States and from U.S. installations in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility.
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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of May 3, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.
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Ens. Chris Colliver, formerly a Chief Electronics Technician assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6), recites the oath of office during his commissioning ceremony in the ship’s hangar bay on April 30, 2021. US Navy Photo
The Air Force s Brand-New F-15EX Fighter Is About to Appear in its First Major Exercise
An F-15EX Eagle II from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, takes flight for the first time out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 26, 2021, prior to departure for Northern Edge 2021. (U.S. Air Force/1st Lt Savanah Bray)
30 Apr 2021
The U.S. Air Force is sending its new F-15EX fourth-plus generation fighter to participate in a large-scale exercise in and around Alaska next month.
The 53rd Wing out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, announced Thursday that the F-15EX, now known as the Eagle II, will conduct operational tests while flying in Exercise Northern Edge 21, a joint Indo-Pacific Command drill incorporating approximately 15,000 service members from each branch, multiple Navy ships and roughly 240 aircraft.