• Dual role Airman alleviates manning, works life-saving position

    “My dad. He’s the one who taught me to work so hard,” said Senior Airman Christopher Tidline, a 354th Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress technician, as he peeled a decal away from a sinister paint scheme on an F-16 Fighting Falcon.Working on ejection seats and life-saving equipment for the 18th

  • Propulsion helps get Aggressor back in sky at RF-A 16-3

    Just as a reliable vehicle sometimes needs parts replaced, an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft is no different. Luckily, there are many people who work hard to make this process happen as efficiently as possible.The 354th Maintenance Squadron propulsion flight works on 18th Aggressor Squadron aircraft

  • Test twice, strike once

    A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle dual-role fighter aircraft assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., taxis to the equipment test cell prior to a sortie at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 15, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-3. Free exchange of

  • RF-A 16-3 kicks off week two

    Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet aircraft assigned the 409th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta, taxi before a morning sortie while U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle dual-role fighter aircraft assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron (FS) out of Seymour Johnson Air

  • Feeding the forces of RF-A 16-3

    A constant stream of noise bounces from the walls of the Two Seasons Dining Facility. Whether it’s a vacuum cleaner, a mop sloshing against the tile or the hum of cheery voices taking a break from the RED FLAG-Alaska 16-3 daily activities, the dining facility, commonly referred to as the DFAC, is

  • ‘Meet in the middle’ brings love together

    After four months of not standing on American soil together, Staff Sgt. John Dunlap finally joined hands with his wife and kissed his 6-month-old baby daughter at the international airport in Fairbanks, Alaska.Being absent from the lives of his family, the two weeks of long work days during RED

  • VAQ-135 prepares for fight at RF-A 16-3

    U.S. Navy Seaman Hiapo McCandless, an aviation ordnanceman assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 135, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., checks switches inside the cockpit of a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft Aug. 10, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-3, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The

  • PACAF chaplain command staff visits 354th FW

    U.S. Air Force Col. Steven McCain, the Pacific Air Forces command chaplain, talks to Airmen deployed from the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The purpose of McCain’s visit was to observe the

  • Managing the fleet during RF-A 16-3

    As jets take off and people disperse from their spots on the flightline, one tends to wonder how they get to and from each place. Do they walk everywhere? Or do they borrow a car?If you guessed borrowing a car, you might have won a million dollars on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire,” but in the Air