• Forging the Joint Force: Interoperability at RED FLAG-Alaska 26-1

    After two weeks of realistic air combat training and dynamic flying operations RED FLAG-Alaska 26-1 concluded at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 1, 2026. Eielson AFB and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson are the home of RED FLAG-Alaska, leveraging the expansive airspace and diverse training

  • 36th FGS Airmen perform F-16 maintenance during RF-A 26-1

    36th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew members replace an aircraft harness on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during RED FLAG-Alaska 26-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 29, 2026. In addition to aircrew, RF-A provides training for deployed maintenance and support personnel in

  • Osan ‘Leads the Charge’ at RF-A 26-1

    RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 26-1 kicked off April 16, 2026, and the 36th Fighter Squadron assigned to Osan Air Base in the Republic of Korea, took the helm as the lead wing for this iteration. RF-A is a set of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. forces that provides

  • U.S. Marine Corps participates in RF-A 26-1

    U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs are parked on the flight line during RED FLAG-Alaska 26-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 27, 2026. RF-A has a sustained history of Joint Force participation, combining training and exchanging tactics, techniques, and procedures to directly improve

  • Red Flag-Alaska 26-1 kicks off

    A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off during Red Flag-Alaska 26-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 20, 2026. Realistic combat training sustains the readiness required for U.S. air and space operations. U.S. forces continue to prepare for a full range of contingencies. (U.S. Air

  • Holy Smokes reaches its one-year anniversary

    Holy Smokes recently reached it’s one-year milestone of providing Airmen a place to relax at a fire pit, connect with the chaplain corps and each other to stand together against isolation, loneliness, depression and suicide, Sept. 12, 2025.

  • Eielson AFB hosts the 24th annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

    A wreath is presented during the 24th annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 11, 2025.The wreath was presented in memory of the many Americans that lost their lives during the 9/11 attack on our nation. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Mary Murray)

  • 354 AEW hosts SECAF, CMSAF

    Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi visit the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing in Guam during exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 25, July 28, 2025.