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  • U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Aaron Boyle, left, the 709th Technical Maintenance Squadron (TMXS), Detachment 460 chief, shows a Utility Transport Vehicle to Col. David Berkland, the 354th Fighter Wing (FW) commander, and Chief Master Sgt. John Lokken, the 354th FW command chief, during a leadership immersion on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 11, 2021.

    Leading Edge: 709th TMXS Detachment 460

    ("Leading Edge" is a series of photo stories that focus on 354th Fighter Wing leaders' immersion with wing units and highlights their contribution to the mission.)
  • U.S. Space Force Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force Roger Towberman, meet with Guardians assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 10, 2021.

    Chief of Space Operations visits Eielson, meets with Guardians

    U.S. Space Force Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force Roger Towberman, meet with Guardians assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 10, 2021. Space Force responsibilities include developing Guardians, acquiring military space systems, maturing the military
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Trenton Ross, Joint Terminal Attack Controller Continuation Training manager (right), salutes Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander after being coined, Feb. 19, 2021 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

    COMPACAF visits Eielson, talks Arctic Strategy and PACAF future

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, PACAF command chief, and their spouses visited Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 18-19, 2021.
  • Four U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 356th Fighter Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, fly in formation over Andersen AFB, Guam, as part of Cope North 21 Feb. 6, 2021. Cope North is an annual multinational exercise designed to increase capabilities and improve interoperability among partner nations, and this year’s exercise focuses on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations, large force employment and combat air forces training, and this is the F-35A’s first year participating in Cope North. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Valdes Montijo)

    From the Tundra to the Tropics, F-35As make their debut in Cope North 21

    In April 2020, the Pacific Air Forces celebrated the arrival of its first F-35A Lightning II to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Now, in February 2021, PACAF is celebrating another milestone with the aircraft’s debut in Cope North 2021.
  • 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.

    SERE specialists conquer the arctic

    EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska--Wind gusts as high as 50 miles per hour, wind chills dropping to minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and a place where the sun does not rise above the horizon for 65 consecutive days. Arctic Survival training is not for the faint of heart however for the survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists, it is a rite of passage.
  • U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force aircraft fly in formation during a photo exercise at COPE North 20, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 19, 2020. Exercise Cope North is an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces tri-lateral field training exercise with participants from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force. The primary intent of COPE North is to enhance coordination of combined air tactics, hone techniques and procedures while strengthening security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)

    US, Japan, Australia converge on Guam for Cope North 21

    Air forces from the United States, Japan and Australia will participate in Cope North 2021 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 3-19 to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) operations, as well as to conduct large force employment and combat air forces training.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Ley, a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist assigned to the Arctic Survival Training School, demonstrates how to set up a thermalized A-frame survival shelter on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 27, 2021.

    Distinguished leaders visit Arctic Survival School

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Ley, a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist assigned to the Arctic Survival Training School, demonstrates how to set up a thermalized A-frame survival shelter on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 27, 2021. The shelter is designed to provide warmth in sub-zero temperatures for days. (U.S. Air Force
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Toula Farnsworth, a 354th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron medical technician, poses for a photo in COVID-19 proper protective equipment on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 19, 2021. Farnsworth is responsible for administering the COVID-19 test and ensuring the test is accurate by preventing cross-contamination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)

    On the frontlines of a pandemic

    Many historical events took place in 2020 and most people are ready to move on and focus on the new year. However one thing has followed everyone into 2021, COVID-19.
  • The satellite dining facility held a grand re-opening on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan 21, 2021.

    354th FSS: Satellite DFAC reopens

    The satellite dining facility held a grand re-opening on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan 21, 2021. The satellite DFAC was reopened to provide Airmen from the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron quicker access to food. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)
  • 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)

    For first time in several years, Team Eielson brings back load competition between F-35 and F-16 crews

    Team Eielson’s 354th Maintenance Group recently held its first quarter load crew competition, Jan. 8, 2021. This is the first time the competition is being held in several years since the return of uniformed service.
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