• Making bad look good: 18th AGRS’ F-16s receive new paint scheme

    A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron lands on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 29, 2022. The shift to the wraith aggressor paint scheme is a visual representation of the modernization of threats in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior

  • 355th AMU conducts mini generation, first time in CBRN gear

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bryan Arancibia, 355th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, poses for a photo in front of an F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron during a mini generation on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 26, 2022. During the mini generation, the 355th AMU

  • Nightwatch: Eielson Air Force Gaming

    Members of the Eielson Air Force Gaming team pose for a group photo during a gaming tournament on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 27, 2022. Also known as ‘Nightwatch’, the Eielson Air Force Gaming team is an inclusive, local gaming community open to active duty Airmen and Guardians, veterans

  • Eielson receives three more F-35s

    Three F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing fly over Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 29, 2022. With the continued arrival of the F-35As at Eielson, Alaska is on track to become the most concentrated state for combat-coded, fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force

  • JPARC receives first advanced emitter

    U.S. Pacific Air Forces’ Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex recently received the first of several advanced emitters designed to replicate enemy surface-to-air missile threats.

  • Eielson kicks off AFAF 2022

    The 2022 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign to raise funds for charities that will support Airmen and families in need begins March 21 and runs through April 29, 2022, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

  • The ‘bomb twins’ of Eielson

    If you frequent the maintenance side of the base, chances are you’ve probably seen not one, but two Staff Sgt. Bussards. Both working around munitions, Jacob and Joshua Bussard are identical twins who’ve been on the receiving end of countless confused stares and misdirected work emails.