• Airmen exercise Agile Combat Employment at Red Flag Alaska

    There are many features of the Indo-Pacific theatre that make it stand out from the eight other major Air Force commands; perhaps the most evident is its size and water-to-land ratio. With most of the land area consisting of small islands and thousands of square miles of ocean between, finding an

  • Royal Canadian Air Force prepares for take-off during RED FLAG-Alaska 19-3

    A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet is prepared for flight during RED FLAG-Alaska 19-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 13, 2019. Approximately 1,500 service members and 100 aircraft from more than two dozen units participated in this iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Prepping the Battlespace for RED FLAG-Alaska

    To most people Interior Alaska is known for its extreme temperatures, thick evergreen forests, and hunting and fishing seasons. But within the Department of Defense, Interior Alaska is also known as the home of the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the largest U.S. military training range in the

  • RF-A 19-3 commences

    RF-A incorporates joint and international partners making it an ideal platform for improving interoperability.

  • 354th AMXS welcomes new commander

    U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Powell, 354th Maintenance Group commander, hands the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guidon to U.S. Air Force Maj. Kathryn Damron the 354th AMXS commander, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2019.

  • RF-A 19-3 kicks off Aug. 1

    Red Flag-Alaska 19-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment, is scheduled to begin Aug. 1 with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC) and is scheduled to run through Aug. 16.

  • 354th MXG welcomes new commander

    U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Powell, 354th Maintenance Group commander, accepts the 354th MXG guidon from Col. Benjamin Bishop, 354th Fighter Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 26, 2019. Powell was previously the commander of the 3rd MXG at

  • Air Force chief scientists see Alaska as "central"

    "Alaska is home to the most amazing scientific facilities in the country, and is a very important place in terms of national defense," Joseph said. "The Arctic region is becoming increasingly important, and central to defense of our homeland."