• Barons provide top-tier training during RF-A

    The primary objective of RED FLAG-Alaska is to provide realistic training for pilots by pitting them against simulated adversary air assets. Allowing Airmen to train against a simulated threat and get a feel for a near-peer adversary’s tactics, techniques and procedures is not a simple task, but one

  • Multinational JTACs integrate in RED FLAG-Alaska

    During RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2, U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Joint Terminal Attack Controllers assigned to the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron partnered with JTACs from the British Army and the Republic of Korea Air Force.Throughout the exercise they shared tactics, techniques and

  • Osan A-10’s fly Alaskan skies

    Airmen assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron and 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, are participating in RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.The 25th FS contributed their A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft to the large-scale exercise, which is held

  • CMSAF visits Eielson

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright met with Airmen from the 354th Fighter Wing, partner units, and visiting personnel participating in RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2 during a visit to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 11-12.Throughout his two-day visit, which took place during the first

  • MQ-9s join RED FLAG-Alaska for first time

    Each year RED FLAG-Alaska brings hundreds of Airmen and aircraft from around the globe to participate in cutting-edge, realistic combat training in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, and with each iteration something new is always tested. RF-A 19-2 marks the first time MQ-9 Reapers flew out of

  • 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