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An F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 356th Fighter Squadron, takes off during Arctic Gold 21-1 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Nov. 17, 2020. Arctic Gold 21-1 is a Phase I readiness exercise meant to prepare Eielson Airmen for a rapid mobilization of the F-35A. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)


Eielson rapidly launches 12 F-35As for the first time

An F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 356th Fighter Squadron, takes off during Arctic Gold 21-1 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Nov. 17, 2020. Arctic Gold 21-1 is a Phase I readiness exercise meant to prepare Eielson Airmen for a rapid mobilization of the F-35A. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Ley, a 66th Training Squadron, Detachment 1 survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) specialist, demonstrates how to use an MK-124 smoke and illumination signal on the Chukchi Sea Jan. 13, 2021.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Collin Stock, a 66th Training Squadron, Detachment 1 survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) specialist, teaches S-V81-C students about arctic survival at Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska, Jan. 10, 2021.
Security forces members listen to a RC-135S Cobra Ball team member Dec. 18, 2020, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. During the holiday season a Cobra Ball crew allowed service members and base leadership to learn about the RC-135S mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keith Holcomb)
Security forces members listen to a RC-135S Cobra Ball team member Dec. 18, 2020, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. 354th Security Forces Squadron personnel were able to learn about one of the three RC-135S platforms in the entire U.S. Air Force from the crew themselves, allowing them to understand the larger mission they defend every day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keith Holcomb)
Security forces members walk off of a RC-135S Cobra Ball Dec. 18, 2020, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The Cobra Ball crew allowed security forces on Eielson AFB to look inside and learn about the RC-135S mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keith Holcomb)
Two F-35A Lightning II's take off behind an RC-135S Cobra Ball static display Dec. 18, 2020, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keith Holcomb)
Staff Sgt. Rachelle Bellini, Senior Airman Ruben Moreno, and Senior Airman Nathan Furr, 18th Munitions Unit load crew competition winners stand with their trophy Jan. 8, 2021, on Eielson AFB, Alaska. Every three months there’s a load crew competition and the winners of the quarterly challenges will face off at an annual competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keith Holcomb)
Two load crews prepare to test their abilities in a load crew competition, Jan. 8, 2021, on Eielson AFB, Alaska. The left team represented the new 356th Maintenance Unit and the right team represented the 18th Maintenance Unit and they claimed victory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keith Holcomb)