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Pipeline, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Rock Ensemble, JMSDF Musicians Prepare for Pacific Partnership 2022

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 354th Range Squadron pose for a group photo at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. The 354th RANS is responsible for equipping the JPARC with all the tools needed to train military aviators for combat.
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Eielson completes F-35A Lightning II fleet

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lighting IIs assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing fly over Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex April 14, 2022. The F-35As assigned to Eielson will join a team of joint and international partners in the Indo-Pacific theater, modernizing defense capabilities in the region and enabling international interoperability.
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Solar-hybrid systems make logistical impact on JBER

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Richard Pantoja, a 3rd Maintenance Squadron accessories and propulsion flight chief, expands a tent as part of a solar-powered integrated structure during Polar Force 22-4 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 31, 2022. Polar Force 22-4 is a local training exercise primarily focused on Agile Combat Employment and builds on other regularly scheduled exercises such as Northern Edge, Pacific Iron, and Red Flag to support the mission of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces.
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Eielson exercises readiness, capability

A formation of 42 F-35A Lightning IIs during a routine readiness exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 25, 2022. The formation demonstrated the 354th Fighter Wing’s ability to rapidly mobilize fifth-generation aircraft in arctic conditions.
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DOD Establishes Arctic Strategy and Global Resilience Office

Army paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, land on Malemute Drop Zone during airborne training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 24, 2022. Army and Air Force units regularly train together to strengthen and maintain joint mission readiness skills in an arctic environment.
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402nd supports Alaska’s inaugural Regional Combat Training Center rotation

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, prepare their convoy for departure during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 22-02 near Ft. Greely, Alaska, March 17, 2022. The harsh Arctic environment builds Soldiers and leaders into a team of skilled, tough, alert and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere.
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Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot 22

U.S. Army Soldiers with 81st Civil Support Team, North Dakota Army National Guard and 95th Chemical Company, 17th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska monitor for radiation during a radiation exposure simulation as part of Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot 22 in Nome, Alaska, March 3, 2022. Joint Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot 2022 increases the National Guard’s capacity to operate in austere, extreme cold-weather environments across Alaska and the Arctic region. AEP22 enhances the ability of military and civilian inter-agency partners to respond to a variety of emergency and homeland security missions across Alaska and the Arctic.
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National Guard troops from 15 states join Arctic exercise

Joint forces attend U.S. Stryker armored vehicle familiarization training during Joint Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot at Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2022. The exercise increases the National Guard’s capacity to operate in austere, extreme cold-weather environments across Alaska and the Arctic region.
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March Brings Joint Pacific Multi-national Readiness Center Exercise to Fort Greely, Donnelly Training Area

In this file photo, live-fire exercises play a key role for evaluating unit readiness. These evaluations increase America’s arctic readiness and improve the
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3rd ASOS Participates in Command and Control Exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Trevor Liggett, left, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christian Dye, both tactical air control party (TACP) apprentices assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, practice medical evacuations by pulling a weighted sled during Exercise POLAR QUAKE at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 12, 2022. POLAR QUAKE is a TACP-run command and control proof-of-concept exercise to test the passage of intelligence for the Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage, Assess process. By conducting the exercise in the Arctic, the 3rd ASOS builds and hones mission readiness by practicing battlespace awareness and training.
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TACPs perform C2 ops near Arctic Ocean

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Trenten Collins (left) and Staff Sgt. Matthew Glinski (right), both 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron Strike Team supervisors, unpack and prepare to use High Frequency communication equipment before a successful demonstration of remote command and control capabilities in support of Exercise Polar Quake at Point Barrow, Alaska, Jan. 12, 2022. The Tactical Air Control Party strike team sent and received communications from the Tactical Operations Center at predetermined locations, demonstrating their ability to communicate and move effectively in the Arctic.
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Northern Warfare Training Center training Soldiers to become Arctic Experts

Senior leaders from US Army Alaska start putting up their tent, in negative 20 degree weather, for the night as they get ready to sleep at Black Rapids Training Site Nov 17 as a part of their Cold Weather Orientation Course. Black Rapids runs a “Train the Trainer” course and Cold Weather Orientation Course, for senior leaders, to provide units in USARAK with leaders that then go back to their units and train Soldiers in how to survive in the Arctic environment.
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U.S. and Indian Army kick off exercise in Alaska

U.S. paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade,” and Indian Army troops from 7th Battalion, The Madras Regiment, “Shandaar Saath,” pose for a group photo during an opening ceremony for exercise Yudh Abhyas 21 Oct., 15, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Approximately 350 Indian Army troops and 400 U.S. paratroopers will participate in the two-week training event and learn to work together in Alaska’s unique environment.
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Fort Greely, FAA partnership keeps planes flying, saves money

Federal Aviation Administration Instrument Landing System instructor Joe Martinek connects cabling to an ILS antenna (left image) and Art Chase is measuring antenna signal strength while training and performing maintenance on the ILS as part of FAA ILS training at U.S. Army Garrison Alaska’s Fort Greely from July 14 to Aug. 24, 2021.
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Air Traffic Control keeps Red Flag 21-3 aircraft, pilots safe

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Weast, 354th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, surveys the flight line at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 19, 2021. During Red Flag 21-3, held Aug. 12 – 27, ATC specialists at Eielson AFB encountered a significant increase to their daily operations, monitoring an average of 210 flights a day.
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The perfect power projection platform on top of the world

An F-35A Lightning II and two F-15 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flies above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, July 28, 2021. The F-35As participated in air refueling with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing's KC-135R Stratotanker.
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JBER hosts decontamination training exercise

U.S. Airmen inspect a mannequin after it passes through a decontamination shower at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 16, 2021. Instructors utilized a blacklight to check for contaminants, making sure the Airmen followed proper cleaning procedures.
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World War II Veteran Visits Alaskan Paratroopers

Vincent Speranza, World War II Veteran and machine gunner from the 501st Infantry Regiment, describes the extreme conditions he and his fellow paratroopers faced during the Battle of the Bulge to junior paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, during a visit to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 15, 2021. Speranza traveled to JBER to meet and share stories about his World War II experiences with the paratroopers of the 1-501st PIR and the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade.” The Spartan Brigade is the only airborne infantry brigade combat team in the Arctic and Pacific theaters, providing the combatant commander with the unique capability to project an expeditionary force by air.
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Eielson AFB Announced as Site for Air Force Micro-Reactor Pilot

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron (FS) takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 1, 2021. Also known as the ‘Fighting Falcons,’ the 355th FS is one of Eielson’s two combat-coded F-35A squadrons.
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RED FLAG-Alaska 21-2 comes to a close

Participants of RED FLAG-Alaska stand together for a group on the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on June 25, 2021 after completing the exercise. Approximately 1,500 service members are expected to fly, maintain and support more than 100 aircraft from more than 100 units during this iteration of the exercise.
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