Pilots from Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 walk to their aircraft before a training mission in support of Northern Edge 2008 at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska. Northern Edge gives pilots the opportunity to sharpen their skills against aggressors from other services, in addition to training to respond to threats in the northern pacific theater. The squadron is based in Iwakuni, Japan. - Pilots from Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 walk to their aircraft before a training mission in support of Northern Edge 2008 at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska. Northern Edge gives pilots the opportunity to sharpen their skills against aggressors from other services, in addition to training to respond to threats in the northern pacific theater. The squadron is based in Iwakuni, Japan.