U.S. Air Force base near Fairbanks; home of the 354th Fighter Wing and F-35A fighters, plus RED FLAG-Alaska exercises.
Fairbanks, AK, USA
Eielson Air Force Base hiring fair set for Thursday
The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development is promoting a hiring fair at Eielson Air Force Base on Thursday, Aug. 6, the same day a federal laborer posting at the base with 12 vacancies closes.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Eielson airshow returns this weekend, with brief highway stops for the flyovers
The free Arctic Lightning Airshow returns to Eielson Air Force Base Aug. 2 weekend. Drivers on the Richardson Highway face brief traffic stops during aerial performances.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Fairbanks rally targets data centers as Air Force pursues Eielson lease
Alaskans for Data Center Accountability holds a Fairbanks rally Saturday evening against 15 proposed statewide data centers, the same week the Air Force's Eielson lease interest appeared as one item in Mayor Hopkins' chair report at the borough's April 28 Economic Development Commission meeting.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 2mo ago2 min readAI
Air Force opens bidding to lease 4,400 acres at Eielson for private development
The Department of the Air Force issued a formal solicitation Saturday to lease roughly 4,400 acres across four Eielson AFB parcels to a private developer for up to 50 years, with proposals due August 10 and no government utilities, financing, or emergency services included.
by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min readAI
Allied forces rehearse the next war in the Alaska wilderness
Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Airmen from the 20th ASOS used Red Flag-Alaska 26-2 at Eielson AFB and JBER to demonstrate an expanded battlefield role that now includes small drones, electronic warfare, and real-time targeting in degraded environments, with allied senior leaders watching to assess future participation.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
The FAA wants to end the 50-year ban on supersonic flight — and Alaska has the sky for it
The FAA has proposed ending the 1973 ban on civil supersonic flight over the U.S., allowing boomless supersonic jets — a change with real relevance for vast, aviation-heavy Alaska.
by Alaska News2mo ago2 min readAI
Starry Fire hits 50% containment as military crews join Alaska firefighters
The Starry Fire reached 50% containment Tuesday as about two dozen active-duty Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base, Clear Space Force Station, and JBER worked alongside state hotshot crews. Crews secured a 5-foot buffer inside the fire's edge and found no heat 150 feet outside the perimeter.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Six nations, 70-plus aircraft, an airspace bigger than Britain: the war over Alaska was a drill
RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2 wrapped June 12 at Eielson AFB and JBER, bringing together six nations, roughly 75 aircraft, and more than 300 paratroopers dropping at Donnelly Drop Zone near Delta Junction in one of the most internationally diverse iterations on record.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska's 1-40 Cav made its last cavalry jump June 10 — WWII lineage returns in July
Alaska's 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry made its last major jump as cavalry on June 10 — it becomes the 1-511th Parachute Infantry Regiment in July
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min readAI