美国空军354战斗机联队第18战斗机中队（354FW/18FS）一架 F-16CM 战斗机在“北部边缘-2004”联合演习中排队等待空中加油。（A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter, 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), prepares to line up with a Illinois Air National Guard (ILANG) KC-135E Stratotanker, 108th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 126th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Scott AFB, Illinois (IL), during a refueling mission over Alaska in support of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise (JTX) designed to enhance interoperability among the services by sharpening and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force capable of protecting America's interests at home and abroad. More than 9,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen from active duty, Reserve, and National Guard units are participating in this year's exercise.）

美国空军354战斗机联队第18战斗机中队（354FW/18FS）二架 F-16CM 战斗机在“北部边缘-2004”联合演习中伴随空中加油机飞行。（Two US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcons, 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), fly in formation off the wing of a Illinois Air National Guard (ILANG) KC-135E Stratotanker, 108th Air Refueling Squadron (AFS), 126th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Scott AFB, Illinois (IL), during a refueling mission over Alaska in support of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise (JTX) designed to enhance interoperability among the services by sharpening and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force capable of protecting America's interests at home and abroad. More than 9,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen from active duty, Reserve, and National Guard units are participating in this year's exercise.）

美国海军“斯坦尼斯号”航母在阿拉斯加湾参加“北部边缘-2004”联合演习期间，VFA-115“老鹰”战斗攻击机中队的 F/A-18E“超级大黄蜂”战斗机返舰降落。（A US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet launches off of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) flight deck during Exercise Northern Edge 2004 (NE04). Exercise Northern Edge 2004 (June 7-16, 2004) is sponsored by Alaskan Command Area of Responsibility (AOR) and it is designed to exercise joint tactics, techniques, procedures, command and control relationships, and enhance interoperability among the services.）

美国海军“斯坦尼斯号”航母在阿拉斯加湾参加“北部边缘-2004”联合演习期间，其舰载 MH-60S 直升机飞越停放在飞行甲板上的 VF-31“雄猫人”战斗机中队 F-14D“雄猫”战斗机。（Gulf of Alaska (June 6, 2004) - A MH-60S Knighthawk assigned to the unbearers of Helicopter Combat Supoort Squadron Eleven (HC-11), delivers cargo from the fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) to USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a vertical replenishment at sea. Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently at sea participating in Exercise Northern Edge ?4 while on a scheduled six-month deployment.）

美国海军 VF-31“雄猫人”战斗机中队的 F-14D“雄猫”战斗机停在“斯坦尼斯号”航母飞行甲板上，时值该舰在阿拉斯加湾参加“北部边缘-2004”联合演习期间。（Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 3, 2004) - An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) sits on the flight deck aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the setting sun silhouettes the jet. Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently participating in Exercise Northern Edge while on a scheduled deployment.）

美国陆军阿拉斯加州国民警卫队第207航空营一架 UH-60L 直升机在“北部边缘-2002”联合演习中从格里利堡基地起飞。（A US Army (USA) HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 207th Aviation Battalion, Alaska Army National Guard (ANG) lands at Fort Greeley Army Post, during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002.）

美国空军第325轰炸机中队（密苏里州怀特曼空军基地，325BS）一架 B-2A 隐形轰炸机在“北部边缘-2002”联合演习中。（A US Air Force (USAF) B-2 "Spirit," aircraft assigned to the325th Bomb Squadron (BS) flies a mission in support of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002.）

北部边缘-2002 联合演习中，美国空军第19战斗机中队（19FS）的 F-15C 战斗机从埃尔门多夫空军基地起飞。（An F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft assigned to the 19th Fighter Squadron (FS), lifts off from Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, with its afterburners blazing, in support of exercise Northern Edge 2002.）

北部边缘-2002 联合演习中，美国空军第90战斗机中队的 F-15E 战斗轰炸机在埃尔门多夫空军基地待命。（On the Elmendorf Air Force Base flight line, several F-15E Strike Eagle fighters assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron (FS) stand ready to launch in support of a Cope Thunder scenario during exercise Northern Edge 2002.）

北部边缘-2002 联合演习中，美国空军第90战斗机中队（阿拉斯加州埃尔门多夫空军基地，90FS）的 F-15E 战斗轰炸机在阿拉斯加州北部乡村上空接受 KC-135R 空中加油。（Two US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron (FS), fly a refueling mission with an Air Mobility Command (AMC) KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, during a training mission conducted over Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002.）