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April 27, 2020
Hill to Eielson: Cooperation between first, newest F-35A wing speeds stand-up, shapes future

The Air Force’s first combat-coded F-35A Lightning II wing is sending aircraft to the Air Force’s newest F-35A wing to help speed their stand-up. On April 27, four F-35A Lightning IIs from Hill’s 388th Fighter Wing took off on a four-hour flight across the Pacific Northwest for Eielson Air Force
April 23, 2020
356th AMU takes in first F-35s

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Krutke, an F-35 avionics system craftsman with the 356th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU), prepares to place chalks for one of the first of two F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation aircraft assigned to the 356th Fighter Squadron after its arrival at Eielson Air Force
April 22, 2020
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
April 15, 2020
354th Aircrew Flight Equipment shop wins AF-level award

The 354th Operations Support Squadron's Aircrew Flight Equipment (AFE) shop was named the Air Force's AFE Small Program of the Year for 2019.
April 6, 2020
Icemen prepare for F-35s, open simulator

Eielson Air Force Base was assigned its first F-35A Lightning II this month and the preparation for its arrival has been in the works for some time.
March 18, 2020
Eielson placed in HPCON Bravo amid COVID-19 pandemic

Eielson Air Force Base has been placed in Health Protection Condition Bravo effective March 17 at 7:45 p.m.
March 5, 2020
Senior DOD leaders, USO tour group visit Iceman Team

U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ramón “CZ” Colón-López visited Eielson Air Force Base during a United Service Organizations (USO) tour March 2-4, 2020.
Feb. 28, 2020
Defenders practice MEDEVAC during readiness exercise

354th Security Forces Squadron defenders carry a simulated casualty during a medical evacuation exercise on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2020. The defenders simulated taking small-arms fire and evacuating a casualty to a UH-60 Blackhawk assigned to the 1-52D General Support Aviation
Feb. 25, 2020
Golden Raven 20-1 Advisory

Eielson Air Force Base will be conducting a wing readiness exercise Feb. 24-28, 2020. Please be advised, some facilities and services will be affected during the exercise.
Feb. 20, 2020
18th AGRS replicates threats during Cope North 2020

Twelve Soviet-style blue, black and forest flanker-themed F-16 Fighting Falcons took flight from a frigid 20-below-zero airfield in the Alaskan frontier to traverse the Pacific to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to unleash havoc during exercise Cope North 2020 (CN20), Feb 12-28.