GULF OF ALASKA (May 11, 2021) Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) transit the Gulf of Alaska in rigid-hull inflatable boat, May 11, 2021, during at-sea operations in support of flight operations above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and Gulf of Alaska during Exercise Northern Edge 2021 (NE21). Navy, Air Force and Marine aircraft executed flight missions during NE21 demonstrating seamless, joint combat capabilities. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members are participating in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. NE21 is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises designed to sharpen the joint forces� skills, practice tactics, techniques, and procedures, improve command, control and communication relationships, and to develop cooperative plans and programs. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandie Nuzzi)