31 July 2017 Final RED FLAG - Alaska of 2017 Provides Joint, Multi-domain, Multinational and Fast Combat Training EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- It’s that time again when aircraft from U.S. and partner nations soar through the Alaskan sky as RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) has officially kicked-off for the final time this season. RF-A 17-3 is scheduled to run from July 27 to August 11.As one of the Air Force’s...
03 August 2017 Celebrating 70 Years of Air Power EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Since Sept. 18, 1947, the Air Force has been providing critical air power to defend the United States. We have strived to protect the freedoms afforded to us and have made advances in technology and airframes.From the Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis aircraft to the F-35A...
28 November 2017 354th Civil Engineer Squadron, 'Dirt Boyz', Assist in F-35A Testing EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The “Dirt Boyz” of the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) are always on the go; during the summer, they help maintain infrastructure around the base and in the winter they ensure Eielson’s airfield is free of snow and ice.They have an extra job to do this winter,...
06 February 2018 Joint Strike Fighter Operational Test Team Conducts F-35 pre-IOT&E Cold Weather Testing at Eielson EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- In April 2016, the Air Force made an announcement that would change Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) history. After a lengthy analysis of the installation’s operations, environmental factors and cost, the Secretary of the Air Force selected Eielson AFB to be the first...
11 January 2018 Warming Up during Sentry Aloha 18-1 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Jan. 10, 2018 marked the beginning of Sentry Aloha 18-1, a large-scale fighter exercise hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard.Sentry Aloha exercises are held to provide the Air National Guard (ANG), U.S. Air Force and other Department of Defense agencies...
19 October 2017 Alaskan Leaders Visit Eielson to Discuss the F-35A EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Fifty-four F-35A Lightning II multi-role fighter aircraft are slated to arrive at Eielson beginning in Spring of 2020, with the final F-35 being delivered in 2022.The addition of two F-35 fighter squadrons to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska will help deter possible...
27 December 2017 Heavy Shop Airmen Help Maintain Airfield Integrity EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- When thinking about flight line operations and how to keep a resilient airfield, most people think about the snow equipment clearing the flight line, the maintainers aiding each aircraft in taking-off or the pilots flying the aircraft.What most people fail to...
29 January 2018 Eielson Enhances Warfighting Readiness, Capabilities to Confront Regional Threats EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- In late April, 2017, U.S. Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., the commander of U.S. Pacific Command, urged to the House Armed Services Committee that the most viable threats to the security of the United States and its allies exist within the Indo-Asia-Pacific...
18 January 2018 Eielson's 168th and 354th work together to support Operation Noble Eagle EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Operation Noble Eagle is the extensive air defense effort designed to prevent Sept. 11, 2001-style air attacks in America, according to Otto Kreisher of the North American Aerospace Defense Command.Eielson Air Force Base houses the 168th Wing of the Alaska Air...
17 April 2018 Golden Raven 18-01 Integrates 354th Fighter Wing, 168th Wing EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Exercise Golden Raven 18-01 was a unique opportunity for the 354th Fighter Wing to integrate with the 168th Wing (WG) and conduct a training exercise that supported the Tanker Task Force mission, as well as to deploy personnel and cargo in support of contingency...