Northern Edge to go ahead, along with continued community concern

The Navy got the green light for Northern Edge 17, just days before the training exercise is scheduled to start.
Northern Edge is scheduled to start May 1. It involves the Navy, Army, Air Force and Marines, training in the Gulf of Alaska and areas of the Interior.
The National Marine Fisheries Service issued two permits the Navy needed to go ahead with the exercise. The Navy also announced its Record of Decision about a recent Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. The Navy has to issue an