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Misawa bolsters Northern Edge air defense mission
USAF F-16C block 50 #94-0038 from the 13th FS taxis to the runway during exercise Northern Edge 2017 (NE17) at Eielson AFB on May 6th, 2017. [USAF photo by TSgt. Araceli Alarcon]
May 11, 2017 - Approximately 6,000 U.S. military personnel and more than 200 aircraft gathered at different locations around Alaska for Northern Edge 2017. [Read more...]
Wild Weasels enter the fray at Red Flag
USAF F-16C block 50 #92-3884 from the 13th FS lands during Red Flag-Alaska 14-3 on August 13th, 2014. [USAF photo by SSgt. Jim Araos]
May 04, 2015 - Pilots from the 13th Fighter Squadron and maintainers from the 35th Maintenance Group are currently engaged in the aerial training exercise Red Flag held at Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force Bases, Alaska. [Read more...]
Eielson AFB retains aggressor mission
USAF F-16C block 30 #86-0290 from the 18th AS (marked as 18 AGRS) prepares to engage blue forces over the Alaska Range during Red Flag-Alaska 10-2 on April 20th, 2010 at Eielson AFB. [USAF photo by SSgt. Christopher Boitz]
Apr 14, 2015 - Air Force officials announced April 14 that Eielson Air Force Base will retain the 18th Aggressor Squadron and its assigned 18 F-16 Fighting Falcon aggressor aircraft. [Read more...]
Jordan F-16s strike ISIS targets and honor dead pilot's family
RJAF F-16A ADF #225 from 2 sqn is coming in for landing after an exercise in April of 2014. [<a href="http://www.globalaviationresource.com" target="new">Globalaviationresource.com</a> photo by Kevin Wills]
Feb 06, 2015 - Twenty Jordanian F-16s carried out their first air strikes on Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria since the militants released a video showing the captured Jordanian pilot being burned alive in a cage. On their way back, they flew over the hometown of pilot Mouath al-Kasaesbeh to pay tribute. [Read more...]
Greece, US reinforce proven partnership through airpower
A HAF F-16 from 343 Mira lands on the runway at Souda Bay on January 26th, 2015. The aircraft flew during training operations as part of a flying training deployment between the Greek and USAF at Souda Bay. [USAF photo by SSgt. Joe W. McFadden]
Jan 27, 2015 - Over the clear blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the Greek and U.S. Air Forces continue bilateral flying training missions at Souda Bay, Greece. [Read more...]
944th pilot aims high and logs 4,000 flying hours
Col. Gregory Jones (right), 944th OG commander, is congratulated by Col. Kurt Gallegos, 944th FW commander, after completing 4000 hours of flying on January 9th, 2015 at Luke AFB. Jones and Gallegos are two out of 42 pilots in the Air Force who have reached this milestone. [USAF photo by SSgt. Lausanne Kinder]
Jan 18, 2015 - Col. Gregory Jones, 944th Operations Group commander, completed 4000 flying hours in the F-16 Fighting Falcon, January 9, 2015. [Read more...]
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