• 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

  • 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