F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft fly over the Alaska Canada Highway en route to their new home at the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 21, 2020. The F-35 represents a new model of international cooperation, ensuring U.S. and Coalition partner security well into the 21st Century. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam Keele)

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F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

A seven-ship formation of U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, F-22 Raptor fifth-generation fighters, and F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, as well as a KC-135R Stratotanker flies over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex April 21, 2020. The formation depicts Alaska-based U.S. Air Force and Alaska Air National Guard aircraft from both Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft, newly assigned to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and two F-22 Raptors from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, fly in formation over the Alaska Range, April 21, 2020. The F-35As at Eielson Air Force Base, partnered with the F-22 Raptors stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, will make Alaska the most concentrated state for combat-coded fifth-generation fighter aircraft when the full complement of 54 F-35As arrive by the end of 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam Keele)

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F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

A new F-35A Lightning II refuels mid-air by a 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, KC-135R Stratrotanker, enroute from the Lockheed Martin factory in Fort Worth, Texas, to the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 21, 2020. The F-35As assigned to Eielson will join a team of joint and international partners in the Indo-Pacific theater, modernizing defense capabilities in the region and enabling international interoperability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam Keele)

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F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

A five-ship formation of U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, F-16C Fighting Falcon fighters and a KC-135R Stratotanker flies over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex April 21, 2020. The formation depicts all aircraft stationed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, which remains a strategic location and premier training location for fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

The first two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighters, assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing, fly over Alaska, April 21, 2020. The F-35A, the U.S. Air Force’s latest fifth-generation fighter, brings an enhanced capability to survive in the advanced threat environment in which it was designed to operate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

A four-ship formation of U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II and F-22 Raptor fifth-generation fighters flies over Alaska April 21, 2020. With the arrival of the F-35A to Eielson Air Force Base, the two fifth-generation fighters will be able to train with the 18th Aggressor Squadron in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Department of Defense’s largest over-land training range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

Two F-16C Fighting Falcons and two F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, move into position to fly in formation off of a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, Eielson AFB over the Alaska Range, April 21, 2020. The formation represented the new addition of the F-35 to Eielson, which the strategic location and proximity to the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex make it the premier training location for fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam Keele)

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F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

A five-ship formation of U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II and F-22 Raptor fifth-generation fighters and a KC-135R Stratotanker flies over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex April 21, 2020. The F-35As stationed at Eielson Air Force Base and the F-22 Raptors stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will make Alaska the most concentrated state for combat-coded fifth-generation fighter aircraft when Eielson receives it’s full complement of 54 F-35As in the next 18 months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

A seven-ship formation of U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II and F-22 Raptor fifth-generation fighters, F-16C Fighting Falcon fighters and a KC-135R Stratotanker flies over Alaska April 21, 2020. The F-35As stationed at Eielson Air Force Base and the F-22 Raptors stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will make Alaska the most concentrated state for combat-coded fifth-generation fighter aircraft when Eielson receives it’s full complement of 54 F-35As in the next 18 months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

Two F-16C Fighting Falcons and two F-35A Lightning IIs from the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, fly in formation behind a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, Eielson AFB, over the Alaska Range, April 21, 2020. The formation represented the new addition of the F-35 to Eielson, which the strategic location and proximity to the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex make it the premier training location for fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam Keele)

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F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

A formation of U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft stationed across Alaska fly in formation, representing the addition of the F-35A Lightning II to the fighter arsenal in Alaska, April 21, 2020. The F-35As at Eielson Air Force Base, partnered with the F-22 Raptors stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, will make Alaska the most concentrated state for combat-coded fifth-generation fighter aircraft when the full complement of 54 F-35As arrive by the end of 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam Keele)

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F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

A five-ship formation of U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II and F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, as well as a KC-135R Stratotanker fly over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex April 21, 2020. The formation signaled the arrival of the first F-35A aircraft to Eielson Air Force Base, where the F-16s and KC-135 are also assigned. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft fly over the Alaska Range en route to their new home at the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 21, 2020. Eielson’s strategic location and proximity to the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex make it the premier training location for fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam Keele)

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F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

A seven-ship formation of U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II and F-22 Raptor fifth-generation fighters, F-16C Fighting Falcon fighters and a KC-135R Stratotanker flies over Alaska April 21, 2020. The formation marks the arrival of the first F-35A aircraft at Eielson Air Force Base, which enables the U.S. Air Force to join the Royal Australian Air Force, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and the Republic of Korea Air Force as partner nations with F-35s permanently stationed in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

Published April 22, 2020
By 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

Alaska -- Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft fly over the Alaska Canada Highway en route to their new home at the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 21, 2020. The F-35 represents a new model of international cooperation, ensuring U.S. and Coalition partner security well into the 21st Century. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam Keele)