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  • F-35A fleet doubles at Eielson

    F-35A fleet doubles at Eielson

    The F-35A Lightning II fleet has officially doubled at Eielson with the arrival of three new F-35As June 25, 2020.
  • Airmen from the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare a B-52H Stratofortress prior to take off at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, during a Bomber Task Force mission, June 16, 2020.

    Bombers project power from Last Frontier, once again

    He who holds Alaska holds the world. U.S. Army General Billy Mitchell first uttered those words in his 1935 testimony to Congress. Considered by many to be one the founding fathers of the U.S. Air Force, the World War I pilot declared what military aviators in the far north now know to be true—Alaska’s strategic location is second to none.
  • A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 356th Fighter Squadron lands on the Fairbanks International Airport runway at Fairbanks, Alaska, June 24, 2020.

    Eielson Airmen, Fairbanks airport authorities team up for aircraft recovery training

    A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 356th Fighter Squadron lands on the Fairbanks International Airport runway at Fairbanks, Alaska, June 24, 2020. FAI Police and Fire Department personnel covered how to safely recover and shutdown the aircraft as well as how to coordinate operations between Eielson and the airport if an aircraft
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jordan Decote, a 354th Aircrew Flight Equipment journeyman, stores the canopy of an Advanced Concept Ejection Seat II parachute April 6, 2020 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

    Eielson Aircrew Flight Equipment shop wins AF-level award

    The 354th Operations Support Squadron's Aircrew Flight Equipment (AFE) shop was named the Air Force's AFE Small Program of the Year for 2019.
  • The F-35 Simulator facility stands on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 30, 2020. The flight simulators are used as a training tool for F-35 pilots to help them stay proficient in emergency procedures and to train against advanced threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)

    Icemen prepare for F-35s, open simulator

    Eielson Air Force Base was assigned its first F-35A Lightning II this month and the preparation for its arrival has been in the works for some time.
  • U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 2, 2020. Hyten traveled with Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ramón “CZ” Colón-López and the United Service Organizations on a tour through various installations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)

    Senior DOD leaders, USO tour group visit Iceman Team

    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 March 2-4, 2020.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gregory Valdez, a 354th Maintenance Squadron F-35A Lightning II Low Observable Aircraft Structural Maintenance Craftsman, conducts a paste repair on an F-35 test panel Jan. 23, 2020, at the field training detachment (FTD) on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

    Eielson stands up field training detachment, hosts first F-35 courses

    The 372nd Training Squadron’s Detachment 25 stood up the first F-35 field training detachment in the Pacific Air Forces command and completed its first F-35 Egress and Low Observable courses on Feb. 5, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.
  • 354th Fighter Wing commander maps out 2020

    354th Fighter Wing commander maps out 2020

    Col. Benjamin Bishop, 354th Fighter Wing commander, along with Chief Master Sgt. Joshua Hurt, 354th FW command chief, hosted two all-calls Jan. 2, 2020, to talk to Airmen about how the addition of F-35A Lightning II will change the culture of Eielson Air Force Base.
  • A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., touches down Sept. 6, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

    Eielson hosts F-35s from Luke to enhance training efforts

    The 61st Fighter Squadron, based out of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, sent seven U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and three Royal Australian air force F-35s to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, for a training capstone, Sept. 6 - 20.
  • The 35th Maintenance Squadron propulsion flight centralized repair storage facility sits at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 12, 2019. Before the establishment of this new structure, props Airmen traveled across the flightline to a hardened aircraft shelter that stored parts and materials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Collette Brooks)

    Misawa propulsion Airmen speed up F-16 engine delivery to PACAF bases

    The 35th Maintenance Squadron propulsion centralized repair flight received keys to a new storage facility that stores all F-16 Fighting Falcons engines for U.S. Pacific Air Forces installations in January 2019.
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