• RED FLAG-Alaska 26-3 draws to a close

    RED FLAG-Alaska 26-3 wrapped up here on Aug. 28, after two weeks of realistic combat training for joint partners and allied nations at both Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

  • RED FLAG-Alaska 26-3: Battling in (cyber) space

    RED FLAG-Alaska 26-3 will draw to a close on Friday, August 28, after two weeks of coordinated air combat training conducted within the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Department of War’s largest overland airspace. But not all battles take place in the air, on land–or even in the physical

  • VMFA 225 Vikings take on RED FLAG-Alaska 26-3

    A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, for the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during RED FLAG-Alaska 26-3, Aug. 17, 2026. As the largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range in the world, the JPARC provides miles of

  • 13th Fighter Squadron marks first RED FLAG-Alaska with new F-35s

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Devera, 35th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment specialist, repairs a component of a flight helmet during RED FLAG-Alaska 26-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 17, 2026. RF-A is designed to provide realistic training in a simulated

  • 355th Fighter Squadron Change of Command Ceremony

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Severino, 355th Fighter Squadron commander, renders his first salute during a change of command ceremony at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2026. The 355th FS is one of two fighter squadrons attached to the 354th Fighter Wing that utilizes F-35A Lightning

  • 354th SFS Assumption of Command Ceremony

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Emily Smith, right, assumes command of the 354th Security Forces Squadron from U.S. Air Force Col. Allen Branco, 354th Mission Support Group commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 10, 2026. The transfer of the guidon symbolizes

  • 354th MSG Change of Command Ceremony

    U.S. Air Force Col. Timothy Foster, 354th Mission Support Group commander, right, receives the Meritorious Service Medal from U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Johnston, 354th Fighter Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 9, 2026. The Meritorious

  • 354th Fighter Wing Welcomes New Command Chief

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ian Neske, right, assumes responsibility as the new command chief of the 354th Fighter Wing from U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Johnston, 354th FW commander, during an assumption of responsibility ceremony at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 2, 2026. Neske has been