US Navy Lieutenant Minh Nguyen, Medical Officer, USS OGDEN (LPD 5), prepares to paint the multi-purpose room of the Salvation Army in Ketchikan, Alaska. LT Nguyen is one of the 10,000 military members from different military installations from all over North America participating in Exercise NORTHERN EDGE. Northern Edge is Alaska's premier joint training exercise and it lasts for two weeks. Canadian and United States forces combine to practice protecting Alaska and it's borders. (Substandard image)