• California ANG takes center stage for RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2

    RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2 is underway with the California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing serving the role of lead wing for the exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, starting May 28, 2026. RF-A is Pacific Air Forces’ premier air combat training exercise with a history spanning 50 years. It

  • 18th FGS Change of Command

    The 18th Fighter Generation Squadron held a change of command ceremony today. The 18th FGS ensures the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron’s aircraft are mission-ready including maintenance, repair, overhaul and weapons loading.

  • U.S. and allied forces soar for Arctic Defender

    An estimated 500 personnel from the U.S., Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain and France kicked off exercise Arctic Defender 24 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base July 8, 2024.

  • Red Flag-Alaska 22-2 exercise draws to a close

    As Red Flag-Alaska 22-2 draws to a close after two weeks of non-stop operations, the visiting squadrons at Eielson Air Force base have racked up thousands of combined flying hours for pilots and kept maintainers working around the clock to keep more than 40 fighter aircraft ready to fly day after

  • Half fleet-full throttle: Eielson finishes strong during AG 21-2

    The earth shakes continuously as a thunderous roar passes overhead. It’s source--rapid mobilization of Eielson’s entire fighter fleet.F-35A Lightning IIs, F-16 Fighting Falcons, and KC-135 Stratotankers rips through the clouds and as fast as the noise starts, it stops, and silence falls over the

  • In the 'red' corner, 18th AMU

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Zacharko, an 18th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) crew chief, inspects landing gear on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during RED FLAG-Alaska 20-3 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 4, 2020. The 18th AMU provides mission-ready maintainers to support the

  • Eielson flyover to salute Fairbanks community May 15

    EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing are scheduled to honor frontline COVID-19 responders and essential workers with a flyover of Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and the downtown Fairbanks area between 10 a.m. and noon