• Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

    Uttered proudly in unison after a briefing before an air-to-air fight, “Have at you!” inspired by the 1975 film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” signifies being the enemy squadron who will defend its battlefield, regardless of the cost.Pilots from the 18th Aggressor Squadron take the role of “Red

  • Transportation made easy: 354th LRS Airman provides support during RF-A 16-2

    From midnight pick-ups to early morning drop-offs and everything in-between, vehicle operators from the 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron stay busy during RED FLAG-Alaska exercises.Airman Donovan Stewart, a 354th LRS vehicle operator, was most recently hand-picked to drive distinguished visitors

  • All night bright-maintenance pushes ops 185 percent

    With the sun barely dropping below the horizon maintenance Airmen with the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Unit work around the clock in almost 24 hours of sunlight pushing normal limits to turn jets for the next day’s RED FLAG-Alaska sorties.RF-A 16-2, the largest exercise of it’s kind in six years,

  • 'AIM' high-Loading the Aggressors

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Mendoza, a 354th Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament systems craftsman, inspects a Captive AIM-9 missile after loading it onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft while working swing shift June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air

  • 18th AMU secure jets for Red Flag-Alaska

    Maj. Scott Meng, 18th Aggressor Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, awaits take-off authorization during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 15, 2016. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises that enable joint and

  • Thunderbolt IIs launch into Alaskan skies during RF-A 16-2

    A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron (FS) out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., maneuvers down the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, taxiway June 6, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2. RF-A is a series of Pacific

  • Never too late to teach an ‘old dog’ new tricks

    “This jet is a stud,” said U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ian Bennett as he looked up at the number nine jet while the rest of the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 F-18A Hornets lined down the ramp, each significantly less used. Bennett, a power line technician with the squadron based out of

  • Coping with stress through healthy thinking

    Stress. Even mention of the word can increase anxiety for some. Everyone deals with stress differently, but how you cope with daily stressors can have great impacts on your quality of life and overall health.Stress is actually the body’s response to any demand, including change. According to the

  • 210 Rescue Squadron gains hands-on training during RF-A 16-2

    A shadow of an Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 210th Rescue Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, as it is flying in the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex, June 9, 2016. The HH-60 Pave Hawk is a modified version of the U.S. Army UH-60A Black Hawk, it's primary mission is to

  • JTACs integrate with U.S. Army during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2

    Joint Terminal Attack Controllers worked through multiple missions integrating with Soldiers to find, fix and finish targets, which pose threats to troops on the ground June 8-10 in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex.RF-A 16-2, the largest exercise of it’s kind in six years, employed more than