The Tanker Task Force participating in Alaska’s Northern Edge exercise comprises 17 KC-135 aerial refuelers from 12 active, Guard, and Reserve units from across the country. Their job has been to refuel more than 100 aircraft every day during the two-week event that ends today. Led by the 168th Air Refueling Wing, Eielson AFB, Alaska, the TTF is the largest in more than 10 years at Eielson and the largest of any Northern Edge exercise so far, says exercise officials. In fact, the 168th’s Maj. Mark Durley says the tanker crews are working about twice as long as they did during Red Flag Alaska.
New Air Force Safety Tool Forecasts Mishap Risk
March 10, 2026
When you check the weather forecast, it can tell you there’s a 40 percent chance of rain for the day based on the barometric pressure, the wind, the humidity, or any number of factors. A new Air Force Safety Center dashboard offers commanders the same kind of outlook, but for mishaps—a forecast that quantifies their units’ risk level based on dozens of…