Tundra Merlin: Military conducts exercise in Nome
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This is Fraterno XXXIX, a binational operation to be carried out in the waters of the South Atlantic; the measure was published in the Official Gazette
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The Nome NuggetTundra Merlin: Military conducts exercise in Nome
By Diana Haecker Big military aircraft, Apache helicopters and camouflage-colored military vehicles are sights Nome is not used to. But for the first week in August, a joint Canadian and U.S. exercise dubbed “Tundra Merlin” is taking place in and around Nome, so be ready to see unfamiliar vehicles in and around town. The activities were announced in press releases and social media posts last week by the public affairs office of Alaskan NORAD R…
U.S. forces integrated F-35 fighters and HIMARS long-range fires during Operation TUNDRA MERLIN near Nome, Alaska, on August 4 and 6.
The operation brought together two F-35 Lightning II aircraft, two F-16 Fighting Falcons and a KC-135 Stratotanker from Eielson Air Force Base. An M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, an AN/TPQ-53 radar and soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division also participated. The mission was conducted under the command and control of U.S. Northern Command and Alaskan Command. Crews integrated offensive and defensive counterair operations, long-rang…
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