Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center has been the host of this year's Northern Lightning 2023 exercise that includes almost 1,000 personnel from active-duty Air Force, National Guard, Navy and Marine Corps units. 

This tactical-level, joint training exercise replicates today’s air battle space with USMC F-35Bs and F-35As from active-duty Air Force and Air National Guard units combining their capabilities with F-22s and F-16s, among other participating air vehicles. 

Pilots and air crews participating in Northern Lightning are building readiness by operating in a contested environment with adversary aircraft, electronic jamming and simulated surface-to-air threats.