• U.S., ROKAF build bombs and strengthen relationships

    Military personnel from the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) build a training bomb Sept. 28, 2018, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The bomb build provides an opportunity to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability between ROKAF and U.S. Air Force Airmen.

  • RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1 gets off the ground

    RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1, a realistic training exercise of simulated combat, is scheduled to begin Oct. 4 and continue through Oct. 18, 2018.Throughout RF-A 19-1, international partners from the Republic of Korea Air Force and the Finnish Air Force will experience what RF-A has to offer. This will be

  • Structures shop sustains structural integrity

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Luis Gonzales, a 354th Civil Engineer Squadron structural apprentice, uses a hand sander Sept. 19, 2018, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The flight builds, repairs and maintains structures on the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Aaron Guerrisky)

  • 168th AMXS repair the fleet

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dylan Latham, a 168th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural mechanic, sands an aircraft component Sept. 7, 2018, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Aircraft structural mechanics assemble aircraft parts and components to meet requirements for preserving

  • Ruck to Remember

    Once a year Airmen from the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron participate in a ruck to remember 20 Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians who lost their lives since 2001.On August 30, members from the EOD flight started their memorial ruck from Eielson Air Force Base to the Arctic Circle.

  • RED FLAG-Alaska 18-3 concludes

    Aug. 24, 2018, marks the ending of another iteration of RED FLAG-Alaska. During RF-A 18-3, U.S. and partner nation forces from around the globe, including the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal Air Force, and the Royal Australian Air Force, came together to conduct training in the air and on the

  • Royal Canadian Air Force trains with U.S. Forces

    The Royal Canadian Air Force joins U.S. Forces here at Eielson Air Force Base to train in RED FLAG-Alaska 18-3. The exercise, which kicked off Aug. 9, is sponsored by Pacific Air Forces and serves as a platform for participants to train in realistic combat scenarios in a simulated environment. In

  • Puerto Rican guardsmen integrate with Eielson defenders

    RED FLAG-Alaska brings units from around the globe for joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases, but one unit from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard joined the defenders on Eielson for real-world integration.Members from the 156th Security Forces Squadron