US and Canada kick off training mission in Alaska highlighting state’s ‘criticality’

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More than 6,400 American and Canadian service members, 100 aircraft, and seven naval vessels are in Alaska for this year’s Northern Edge training exercise that began this week.

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command leads the joint training exercise, which began on Sunday and includes the air, sea, and cyber domains.

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