• 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

  • AMMO is ‘The bomb’ during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-1

    RED FLAG-Alaska, known for its high-operations tempo, kept members of the 354th Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Munitions Maintenance Organization shop working at a fast-pace during the first of four total exercises scheduled for this calendar year.After weeks of preparation, AMMO successfully

  • Icemedics watch launch, support mission

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 354th Medical Group (MDG) watch as a jet launches for a morning sortie during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-1, on May 12, 2015, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Leadership within the 354 MDG sent small groups of Airmen to the flightline every morning during RF-A 16-1 to get

  • Growling into RED FLAG-Alaska 16-1

    U.S. Navy Sailors from VAQ-137, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, sprint to an EA-18G Growler aircraft to trouble shoot a mechanical issue May 9, 2016, during RED-FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The primary mission of the flying unit is the suppression of enemy

  • Essential players in RED FLAG-Alaska exercise

    U.S. Air Force Captain’s Karan Bansal, left, and Kyle McCullough, KC-135 Stratotanker pilots assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, orient to the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, May 12, 2016. The JPARC consists of all the land, air, sea, space and cyberspace used