Over the Yukon River, Alaska -- Three F-15 Eagles from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada's 65th Aggressors Squadron receives fuel from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, from Kadena Air Force Base, Japan while flying over the Upper Yukon area of the interior of Alaska. The aircraft, along with over 120 others, are in Alaska as part of the Northern Edge 08. NE08 is a joint training exercise that provides effective, flexible and capabilities-centered joint forces ready for deployment worldwide and enables real world proficiency in detections and tracking of units at sea, in the air, and on land in response to multiple crises. Over 5,000 service members and 120 aircraft are involved in the exercise that is schedule for May 5 – 16.
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An F-22 Raptor refuels behind a KC-10 Extender April 17 while at 26,000 feet above Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The F-22 is assigned to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder

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Two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 355th Fighter Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, sit on the flightline awaiting the next mission. On the nose of the A-10 is a 30mm GAU-8 Avenger seven-barrel Gatling gun which is used to pierce heavy armor.
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Two F-22 Raptors from the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, fly beside a KC-135 Stratotanker May 8 prior to refueling. The aircraft are part of the more than 120 participating in Northern Edge 2008, the largest military training exercise in Alaska. Aircrews train in counter-air, close-air-support and air-interdiction missions. An Alaska Air National Guard KC-135 from Eielson Air Force Base's 168th Air Refueling Wing, delivered the fuel during the mission.
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An F-22 Raptor from the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker May 8 during Northern Edge 2008. The exercise, which began May 5 and concludes May 16, is designed to give Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Coast Guardsmen and Marines a chance to sharpen their skills prior to facing real-world combat scenarios. The KC-135 is part of the Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Air Refueling Wing from Eielson Air Force Base.
U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mikal Canfield

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Over Alaska -- A 90th Fighter Squadron F-22A Raptor escorts a Russian TU-95 Bear out of Alaskan NORAD Region airspace Nov. 22, 2007. This marked the first time a Raptor was called upon to support the ANR mission.
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ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA -- A deployed F-15 from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. takes off in full after-burners during Northern Edge '08 May 6. Northern Edge 2008, the largest military training exercise in Alaska, began May 5 with roughly 5,000 U.S. active duty, national guard, and reserve component Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, and Marine participants. More than 120 aircraft play a part in this air-centric Alaskan Command exercise.
U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown

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Four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., fly in formation over Arizona April 29. The A-10s received in-flight refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing based in Phoenix.
U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Alesia Goosic

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The F-35B Lightning II rotates its engine nozzle on April 18 during the first engine runs for the short takeoff/vertical landing fighter. The engine runs initiate the final series of ground tests before the F-35B's first flight in the late May/June time frame.

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet strike fighter assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during flight operations. Kitty Hawk is the final deployment before being relieved by the nuclear aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau

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