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67th AMU supply keeps aircraft flying during NE 11

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tamara Skaggs, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit supply non-commissioned officer in charge, right, instructs Senior Airman Sean Finnegan, 67th AMU supply technician, in rearranging mission capable, or MICAPS, aircraft parts during the Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise, June 16, 2011 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. MICAPS are parts needed to make a grounded aircraft mission ready and are essential to the mission of the 67th AMU, which is based out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Dick)

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SVS members provide food, shelter, fitness during NE 2011

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Talandra Woods, 18th Force Support Sqadron services journeyman, checks in a new guest at the Gold Rush Inn, June 20, 2011, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Sergeant Woods is forward deployed to Alaska from Kadena Air Base, Japan, in support of the Northern Edge Joint Premier Training Exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Dick)

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67th AMU supply keeps aircraft flying during NE 11

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tamara Skaggs, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit supply non-commissioned officer in charge, checks "kits" for the 67th Fighter Squadron during the Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise, June 16, 2011 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The "kits" include parts needed to sustain the mission while abroad and support maintainers of the 67th AMU, who are based out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Dick)

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67th AMU supply keeps aircraft flying during NE 11

Tires line the shelves near the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit's exercise headquarters during the Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise, June 16, 2011 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Tires are part of the "kits" the 67th AMU, which is based out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, brought to help get grounded aircraft get back into the skies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Dick)

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JIB: joint team, one fight

Staff Sgt. Lakisha Croley takes photos of aircraft maintainers working on an F-15E Strike Eagle June 20, 2011, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Public Affairs Airmen working in the Joint Information Bureau provide print, photo and video documentation and publication of operations during NORTHERN EDGE 2011. Sergeant Croley is a photographer assigned to the 18th Wing Public Affairs, Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rachelle Coleman)

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Kadena Maintainers bring "Shogun" skills to Northern Edge

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Brown, an electrical/environmental technician with the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, checks and documents forms during a gear swings check at the Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 20. Northern Edge 2011, allows military members to hone existing skills and test future productions of weapon potentials. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)

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Kadena Maintainers bring "Shogun" skills to Northern Edge

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Hardy, a crew chief with the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, disconnects a hydraulic test stand from an F-15 Eagle during the Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 20. Thirty military units and more than 150 aircraft are participating in Northern Edge 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)

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Kadena Maintainers bring "Shogun" skills to Northern Edge

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kevin Buff, a crew chief with the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, operates a hydraulic test stand during the Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 20. More than 6,000 active duty, Reserve and National Guard personnel are participating in Northern Edge 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)

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Kadena supports Northern Edge

United States Air Force Tech. Sgt. Filmon Yosief, an aircrew flight equipment technician with the 18th Operations Support Squadron, Kadena Air Force Base, Japan, conducts a thirty-day inspection on an HGU-55P helmet during the Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 21. The 18th Wing is one of the 34 units participating in Northern Edge 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)

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Kadena supports Northern Edge

United States Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Davis, an aircrew flight equipment technician with the 18th Operations Support Squadron, Kadena Air Force Base, Japan, conducts a periodic inspection on an HGU-55P helmet during the Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 21. Northern Edge 2011, allows military members to hone existing skills and test future productions of weapon potentials. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)

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Kadena supports Northern Edge

United States Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Davis, an aircrew flight equipment technician with the 18th Operations Support Squadron, Kadena Air Force Base, Japan, conducts a periodic inspection on an HGU-55P helmet during the Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 21. More than 6,000 active duty, Reserve and National Guard personnel are participating in Northern Edge 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)

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Northern Edge 2011 gears up at Eielson AFB

Tech Sgt. Filmon Yosief inspects a helmet during NORTHERN EDGE 2011 June 13, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. NORTHERN EDGE provides effective, flexible and capabilities-centered joint forces ready for deployment worldwide and enables real world proficiency in detection and tracking of units at sea, in the air and on land, in response to multiple crises. Sergeant Yosief is an aircrew flight equipment technician assigned to the 18th Operations Support Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Kadena Maintainers bring "Shogun" skills to Northern Edge

(From right to left) U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Brown, an electrical/environmental technician and Airman 1st Class Cody Weller, a crew chief, both with the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, tighten an air hose to an adaptor unit on an F-15 Eagle during the Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 20. Northern Edge is Alaska?s largest military training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)

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Public Affairs covers Northern Edge 2011

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lakisha Croley gathers information on the flightline for her photographs during the Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise, June 20, 2011, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Sergeant Croley is a photographer assigned to the 18th Wing Public Affairs Office at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rachelle Coleman)

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Kadena Maintainers bring "Shogun" skills to Northern Edge

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Weller, a crew chief with the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, performs a gear swings check on an F-15 Eagle during the Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 20. Planning for NE11 began in August of 2010 with exercise experts and planners throughout U.S. Pacific Command and the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)

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Kadena Maintainers bring "Shogun" skills to Northern Edge

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Greg Wright, a crew chief with the 18th Aircraft Maintenance, Kadena Air Base, Japan, performs a landing gear operations check on an F-15 Eagle during the Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 20. More than 1,000 personnel have been deployed to Alaska for the exercise and are established at the foremost Alaskan Army and Air Force installations. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)

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Kadena Maintainers bring "Shogun" skills to Northern Edge

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Hardy, a crew chief with the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, disconnects a hydraulic test stand from an F-15 Eagle during the Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 20. Land-based forces honed their skills in attacking targets at sea during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)

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Kadena Maintainers bring "Shogun" skills to Northern Edge

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Weller, a crew chief with the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, completes a gear swings check on an F-15 Eagle during the Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 20. Northern Edge first began in 1993, following a long tradition of exercises such as JACK FROST in 1975, BRIM FROST from 1981-1989 and Arctic Warrior from 1991-1992. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)

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Kadena Personnel Bring Support and Training Ops to Northern Edge

Published June 23, 2011