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Ricardo Sandoval/354th Wing public affairs/The Air Force has begun replacing Eielson Air Force Base’s aging fleet of F-16’s with upgraded models of the fighter jet. The first two of the newer jets arrived last week. -
Simon Blakesley Photography/Six F-22 fighter jets out of Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson are back home after four months flying patrols with NATO allies in central Europe. But two of the jets made an unplanned stop in Whitehorse on the way home, due to an engine problem.
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Two Eielson-based F-16 fighter jets intercepted a pair of Russian bombers in international airspace off Alaska earlier this week. -
Pentagon officials have taken another step toward building a small nuclear power plant for Eielson Air Force Base. On Monday, they released a request for proposals that invites prospective contractors to outline how they’d design, build and deploy a so-called microreactor at Eielson within five years.
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Fort Wainwright personnel will move an historic UH-1 Huey helicopter from the airfield to the post’s Main Gate Thursday, where it will serve as a symbol of the Army and Army aviation.
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Eielson Air Force Base officials are investigating a "mishap" involving an F-16 fighter jet that occurred last week. But they aren’t saying much about the incident.
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Fighter jets from Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson intercepted Russian reconnaissance planes three times last week in airspace around Alaska. That’s happened often in recent years, but a Fairbanks-based military expert says it’s noteworthy that this time, it occurred while the United States is helping Ukraine defend itself from Russian invaders.
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Eielson Air Force Base will resume offering tours of the installation starting next month. Base officials suspended the tours more than two years ago, early-on in the pandemic.
