• JASDF supports flight operations during RF-A 25-2

    A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J Eagle pilot takes off during Red Flag-Alaska 25-2 at Eielson Air Force, Alaska, June 17, 2025. The exercise strengthens interoperability between the U.S. and Japan while enhancing readiness for real-world operations.

  • Belgian Chief of Defence visits Red Flag-Alaska 25-2

    Belgian Armed Forces Gen. Frederik Vansina, Belgian Chief of Defence, and Brig. Gen. Bart Verbist, Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium Defence Attaché, visited Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 19, 2025. The visit included a brief on Red Flag Alaska, a unique opportunity to integrate various forces

  • U.S. Navy F-35s launch during Red Flag-Alaska 25-2

    U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 F-35C Lightning IIs are prepared for take off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, during Red Flag-Alaska 25-2, June 18, 2025. RF-A 25-2 provides Navy aviators and support crews the opportunity to operate in a large-force training exercise alongside U.S.

  • 35th FGS keeps F-16s ready for RFA 25-2

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Joshua Blue, 36th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, gives the 36th FS “Push It Up” hand signal to Senior Airman Mason Roberts, 35th Fighter Generation Squadron dedicated crew chief, prior to departure from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 13, 2025. Red Flag Alaska

  • Arctic Defender 24 ENDEX

    Members from the U.S., Germany, France and Spanish Air Forces participated in Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 8-18, 2024. As part of a months-long deployment in the Indo-Pacific, known as Pacific Skies 24, AD24 is the first stop for the trinational Future Combat Air System