• IDMT, JTAC integrate for RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2

    An independent duty medical technician deployed from Misawa Air Base, Japan, left the usual “comfort” of the clinic June 8 to integrate with battlefield Airmen during RED FLAG 16-2.The IDMT requested to embed during the exercise to familiarize himself with the mission of the fighter pilots he

  • DFC ‘forward deploys’ with Soldiers for RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2

    The deployed forces commander in charge of RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2 “forward deployed” to observe U.S. Army involvement along with close air support June 8 in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex.It was the first time in six years a DFC visited the field to take in first-hand operations from the

  • Liberty Wing expertly trains at RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Collin Blackburn, an aerospace propulsion journeyman assigned to the 494th Aircraft Maintenance Unit out of Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, secures an engine into place on an F-15E Strike Eagle dual-role fighter aircraft June 8, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska

  • U.S., Singapore work together at RED FLAG-Alaska

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Amber Deterline, a 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS) munition systems technician, checks in chaffs from a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) maintainer assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., after a RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2 morning sortie June 7, 2016, at

  • Pieces to a puzzle: 354 LRS Airmen fuel RF-A 16-2

    Jets are heard in the distance overhead and 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels Airmen know it’s their time to shine.As just one piece of the Eielson team, these Airmen fire up their engines and get to the flight line to do their part for RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2.“On a typical day during RF-A,

  • Marine Corps launches into RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2

    U.S. Marine Corps F-18 Hornet assigned to the Fixed Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, are prepared for flying operations June 7, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A enables enables joint and

  • RF-A 16-2 brings record number of participants

    More than 2,000 personnel, 30 units and 110 aircraft from across the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Singapore Air Force descended upon Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, for Red Flag-Alaska 16-2, which runs from June 6-17.RF-A is a Pacific

  • Eielson Defenders partner with community for Police Week

    The 354th Security Forces Squadron partnered with local law enforcement and U.S. Army counterparts to celebrate Police Week from May 15-21. Police week is a time set aside to remember those who have fallen defending others and learn about how law enforcement and security forces members contribute to