A KC-135 Stratotanker from the New Hampshire Air National Guard takes off past a Mississippi ANG KC-135 on Tuesday, June 6, 2006, during Exercise Northern Edge 2006. The joint training exercise hosted by Alaskan Command is one of a series of U.S. Pacific Command exercises that prepare joint forces to respond to crises in the Asian Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Strang)
