• RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2 takes off

    RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2, a large-scale field training exercise headquartered at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, began June 6 and is scheduled to continue through June 21.

  • Airman’s Attic changes hours to change lives

    A dark fog rose to the ceiling and started to encapsulate the room. Jagged swatches of what was once a full closet gracefully swayed beside reddish-orange embers of light. The bright wind grew larger by the second, sweeping away most of a young couple’s home. Once the fire was put out and the smoke

  • TACP Airmen test physical capacities

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron warm up before a Tier II Operator Fitness Test (OFT) at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, May 2, 2019. The Tier II OFT is comprised of 10 different exercises that measure physical strength, coordination, endurance and

  • Northern Edge 2019 kicks off in Alaska

    Approximately 10,000 U.S. military personnel will participate in exercise Northern Edge 2019 (NE19), a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces, scheduled for May 13-24, 2019 on and above central Alaska ranges and the Gulf of Alaska.

  • 354th FW stands up JPARC range detachment

    Last week the 354th Fighter Wing made history when it stood up the 354th Operations Group, Detachment 4 and named Lt. Col. Russell Reese its commander. Det. 4 is the beginning of what will eventually become a range squadron here on Eielson.

  • Lt. Gen. Berger visits Eielson

    Lt. Gen. David Berger visited Eielson to learn more about the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and training opportunities unique to Alaska.

  • Eielson Civil Engineer wins Air Force award

    Anytime someone walks into a building or flips a light switch on Eielson they never have to wonder whether there will be heat or power; one of the people that has been responsible for making sure that happens without fail for decades is Don Fry.This year, Fry, 354th civil engineer squadron

  • Eielson Airmen prepare the F-35 for Arctic operations

    With weather dropping below negative 50 degrees Fahrenheit and days filled with darkness, living in Alaska during the winter months can be anything but easy. The same can be said about trying to survive in that unforgiving environment after ejecting from an aircraft.Airmen assigned to the 354th