EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ramón “CZ” Colón-López visited Eielson Air Force Base during a United Service Organizations (USO) tour...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Members of the 354th Fighter Wing (FW) participated in a capabilities demonstration during a routine readiness exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 25, 2022.The demonstration is part of the base’s training operations exercising how the 354th FW is able...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- U.S. Pacific Air Forces’ Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex recently received its first of several advanced emitters (SAMs) designed to replicate enemy surface-to-air missile threats.The state-of-the-art emitter, nicknamed “YETI,” enhances the 354th Fighter Wing’s...

IELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Eielson finalized its status as a formidable fifth-generation fighter wing today as the 354th Fighter Wing accepted delivery of its final F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft.With the arrival, the 354th Fighter Wing completed a two-year buildup, resulting in two...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 354th Fighter Wing accepted delivery of its 49th F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Eielson, Jan. 25, 2022.Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Bryce Ward joined Col. Lawrence Evert, 354th Operations Group commander, and Col. Matthew Powell, 354th Maintenance Group...

UTQIAGVIK, Alaska -- A 7-person team of Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airmen assigned to the 1st Air Support Operations Group conducted command and control (C2) operations near remote Utqiagvik, Alaska, and Point Barrow, Alaska, on the coast of the Arctic Ocean in support of Exercise Polar Quake...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Newly appointed Air Advisors, Crisis Negotiators and Special Reaction Team (SRT) Defenders from the 354th Security Forces Squadron were recognized by their squadron leadership Jan. 7, 2022 at a ceremony on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.“Today we are recognizing our...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Members of the 354th Fighter Wing (FW) participated in a capabilities demonstration during a routine readiness exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 20, 2022.The demonstration is part of the base’s training operations exercising the 354th FW ability to...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- As RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 approaches its halfway mark, the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC) continues to be the center of all the action.The 77,000 square mile airspace is the largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range in the...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The first aircraft operating in support of RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 22-3 took to the skies from the Eielson flightline early this morning. The exercise will run July 28 – Aug. 12.RF-A 22-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, is designed to provide realistic...