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Misawa bolsters Northern Edge air defense mission
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
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
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
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
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
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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