Northern Edge: ACE in Action
U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Curran, left, 355th Fighter Squadron director of operations, gives an F-35A Lightning II capabilities brief to Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Yasuhiko Suzuki, Air Defense Command commander, during exercise Northern Edge 23-2 at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, July 11, 2023. Northern Edge 23-2 is an opportunity for the U.S. and its allies to exercise distributed operations in a professional and safe manner to increase proficiency and force durability and display a shared commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Juan Torres Chardón)