Two military exercises underway in Alaska this month are bringing additional aircraft to the skies over Southcentral as well as a rare aircraft landing expected to close a section of the Parks Highway next Wednesday, tying up traffic for several hours.
An airman from the 524th Special Operations Squadron describes to Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities personnel the C-146A Wolfhound aircraft that will be landing on a stretch of the Parks Highway May 17th as part of the military's Arctic Edge 2023 training exercise.
This year marks the first time Arctic Edge is being held annually, a U.S. Northern Command spokesman said Friday. Still, they were expecting up to 1-mile backups on either side of the closed section of highway, according to John Perreault, a spokesman for DOT’s northern region.He urged drivers caught in the delay to be patient and exercise caution.
The Parks Highway landing area, set in an Alaska Range valley south of Denali National Park and Preserve, allows the pilots with the 524th Special Operations Squadron to stay “current on their skill set where it may be a bit more difficult to land,” Giaquinto said.
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