News - Tag Eielson Air Force Base

May 14, 2020
Crew chief dedicated to Eielson’s first F-35s

In the five years he’s worked as an F-35A Lightning II crew chief Staff Sgt. Christopher Mashek has watched jets land on the flight line hundreds of times. He guides pilots to their parking spots, ensures aircraft maintenance records are up to date and scans jets for needed repairs. On April 21, a
May 8, 2020
Eielson fighters unite in the sky

Fighter aircraft assigned to Eielson Air Force Base flew together in the skies over Denali National Park, Alaska May 5, 2020.
May 8, 2020
Total Force Airmen demonstrate Alaskan airpower

Eielson fighters participated in a mass formation of Total Force Airmen displaying the ability of active-duty, Guard and Reserve forces to plan and fly together to provide airpower in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific and homeland security despite the COVID-19 global pandemic.
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.