• EAFB activates 354th MUNS, Helms assumes command

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Cory Helms, the 354th Munitions Squadron commander, renders the first squadron salute during an assumption of command ceremony on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 26, 2021. The squadron stores, inspects, maintains and accounts for the 354th Fighter Wing’s stockpile

  • Henry assumes command of 354th FSS

    U.S. Air Force Col. Stuart Williamson, the 354th Mission Support Group commander (left), and Maj. Amanda Henry, 354th Force Support Squadron (FSS) commander, pose for a photo during a change of command ceremony on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 22, 2021. The 354th FSS is a diverse squadron of

  • ACE exercise tests EAFB capabilities

    An Agile Combat Employment (ACE) exercise took place on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 12-15, 2021. The 354th Fighter Wing practiced ACE tactics during a week-long surge in F-35A Lightning II operations. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

  • Campbell assumes command of 354th CS

    U.S. Air Force Col. Stuart Williamson, the 354th Mission Support Group commander (left), passes the 354th Communications Squadron (CS) guidon to Maj. Daniel Campbell, the 354th CS commander, during a change of command ceremony at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 9, 2021. Prior to assuming

  • 355th AMU conducts first hot pit refueling as an F-35 unit

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing perform a hot pit refueling on an F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 7, 2021. Hot pit refueling saves time, manpower and equipment usage by refueling an active aircraft in between

  • ‘Talons out’ as 355th FS flies first official FHP sorties

    An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron flies over Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 1, 2021. As one of the 354th Fighter Wing’s F-35A units, the 355th FS bolsters the 354th wing’s transition to a combat-coded mission, doubling U.S. Pacific Air Forces’ F-35A combat

  • 354th SFS Airmen tryout for Eielson SWAT team

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 354th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) participate in a special weapons and tactics (SWAT) physical training test June 23, 2021 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Emergency Services Team instructors from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, visited the squadron to train SWAT

  • Tactical advantage: The RED FLAG-Alaska veteran

    ‘Tuco,’ the 80th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations and chief of standards and evaluation, has inevitably become a RED FLAG-Alaska veteran after having flown for both Blue and Red air in over 15 RF iterations.

  • POL keeps RED FLAG-Alaska 21-2 fueled to fight

    Blues, greys, coyote brown, and greens surround a Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) F-15J Eagle, refueling the aircraft together during a 70 degree and sunny day on Eielson Air Force Base.