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U.S.
Air Force Combat Controllers from the 22nd Special Tactics
Squadron perform a HALO (High Altitude-Low Open) jump from
a C-130 during NORTHERN EDGE.
PHOTO
BY SR. AMN. CRAIG CLAPPER, USAF
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The
Alaskan Command also uses this opportunity to showcase U.S. military
interoperability to visiting foreign officials, who get a first-hand
look at the tough, Arctic training. Representatives from the armed forces
of Australia, Japan and the Republic of Korea observed the exercise.
Precision teamwork between different branches of the services was on
display everywhere – on the ground, in the sky, and at sea. Officers
from the Korean Navy and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force visited
the action taking place in the choppy, gray waters near Ketchikan, Alaska,
as U.S. and Canadian maritime forces worked together in a harbor defense
scenario. The officers toured facilities, received briefings, and watched
as boats – some flying American and others flying Canadian flags
– circled the harbor.
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