Carrier Air Wing 9 participates in exercise Northern Edge 2025
NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 24, 2025) An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during exercise Northern Edge (NE25). NE25 is an exercise led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command that serves as a platform for joint, multi-domain operations to deliver high-end, realistic warfighter training, strengthen joint interoperability, and sharpen the air and sea-based combat readiness of U.S. and participating forces. (Courtesy photo)
Carrier Air Wing 9 participates in exercise Northern Edge 2025
NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 24, 2025) An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during exercise Northern Edge (NE25). NE25 is an exercise led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command that serves as a platform for joint, multi-domain operations to deliver high-end, realistic warfighter training, strengthen joint interoperability, and sharpen the air and sea-based combat readiness of U.S. and participating forces. (Courtesy photo)