Jan. 30, 2025 Press Release: F-35 aircraft crash update An F-35A Lightning II aircraft crash occurred on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, at 12:49 p.m. Jan. 28, 2025.The aircraft was preparing to land during a training flight when...
Sept. 28, 2023 Get ready during National Preparedness Month September is National Preparedness Month, and the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Office of Emergency Management encourages everyone to learn how to prepare and plan for, respond to, and recover from any disaster.Since its inception in 2004, the annual observance of NPM has served as a timely
Dec. 15, 2022 354th MXS’ innovative canopy trailer mount enhances Arctic readiness Lockheed Martin provides bases with F-35A Lightning II standard trailers used to transport its canopies. However, in an arctic environment like Eielson, getting the trailer wheels stuck in snow is one of the many unique difficulties the 354th Maintenance Squadron Airmen face almost six months every
May 11, 2022 BASH program keeps birds in the air for RF-A 22-1 As aircraft noise fills the air while RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 is in full swing, a team of people looks to the skies for a different kind of wing.
May 18, 2021 Denali climbers hope to highlight importance of proactive resilience Five current and former Airmen - including two Air Force Reservists - who are planning to scale the highest mountain peak in North America beginning later this month, are hoping their expedition will put a spotlight on the importance of proactive resilience.
Sept. 23, 2020 Remembering fallen Yukla 27 crew Surviving family members, distinguished guests and members of the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron gathered for a solemn memorial ceremony Sept. 22, 2020, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to honor the 24 Canadian and U.S. Airmen lost in one of the deadliest aircraft accidents in U.S.
Nov. 14, 2019 354th FW Airmen develop, test new F-35A arctic survival kit U.S. Airmen assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing tested a new arctic survival kit for the F-35A Lightning II in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska, Nov. 5.