Eielson Air Force Base (IATA: EIL, ICAO: PAEI, FAA LID: EIL) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located approximately 26 miles (42 km) southeast...
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"Ben" Eielson (July 20, 1897 – November 9, 1929) was an American aviator, bush pilot and explorer. Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, Carl Ben Eielson Middle...
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Barksdale Air Force Base (Barksdale AFB) (IATA: BAD, ICAO: KBAD, FAA LID: BAD) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in Bossier Parish, Louisiana,...
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FLAG-Alaska". Eielson Air Force Base. US Air Force. Retrieved 5 February 2020. "Eielson welcomes F-35A Lightning II". Eielson Air Force Base. US Air Force. Retrieved...
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18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
(18th FIS) is a subordinate unit of the 354th Fighter Wing based at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, and flies the Block 30 General Dynamics F-16C/D...
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Red Flag – Alaska (category United States Air Force exercises)
ten-day air combat United States Air Force (USAF) training exercise held up to four times a year. It is held at Eielson Air Force Base and Elmendorf Air Force...
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Exercise Red Flag (redirect from Red Flag (United States Air Force))
exercises are held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, while up to four more, dubbed Red Flag – Alaska, are held at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. First held on...
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1950 British Columbia B-36 crash (category Accidents and incidents involving United States Air Force aircraft)
nuclear weapon loss in history. The B-36B had been en route from Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, Alaska, to Carswell AFB, more than 3,000 miles southeast...
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States Air Force's 6th Air Refueling Wing is the host wing for MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. It is part of Air Mobility Command's (AMC) Eighteenth Air Force...
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Benjamin Eielson: Eielson Air Force Base, located near Fairbanks, Alaska Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School, located at Eielson AFB Carl Ben Eielson Elementary...
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Elmendorf Air Force Base (IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED, FAA LID: EDF) is a United States Air Force (USAF) facility in Anchorage, Alaska. Originally known as...
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Thomas Bunday (category United States Air Force non-commissioned officers)
Alaska. At the time of the killings, Bunday was serving at the Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, and for a long time avoided suspicion. Despite confessing...
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Eglin Air Force Base, a United States Air Force base located southwest of Valparaiso, Florida, was established in 1935 as the Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery...
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F-35A squadron". Eielson Air Force Base. Retrieved 30 September 2022. Ream, Margaret (8 June 2021). "355 Fighter Squadron (PACAF)". Air Force Historical Research...
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356th Fighter Squadron (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
active United States Air Force fighter squadron. It is assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing, being stationed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. It was reactivated...
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168th Wing (redirect from 168th Air Refueling Group)
The 168th Wing (168 WG) is a unit of the Alaska Air National Guard, stationed at Eielson Air Force Base, Fairbanks, Alaska. Before it was redesignated...
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355th Fighter Squadron (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
nicknamed the Fightin' Falcons, is a United States Air Force unit stationed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. It is an active-duty unit assigned to the...
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(Elmendorf AFB) Eielson Air Force Base, 64°39′56″N 147°06′05″W / 64.66556°N 147.10139°W / 64.66556; -147.10139 (Eielson AFB) Shemya Air Force Base, 52°42′44″N...
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Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker (redirect from United States Air Force Flight W05)
Guard at Forbes Field Air National Guard Base in Topeka, Kansas. 57-1458 – KC-135E on static display at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. 57-1495 – KC-135E...
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5010th Combat Support Group (redirect from 5010th Air Base Wing)
Wing, the Eielson Air Force Base Wing (Base Complement) was formed on 1 April 1948. On 20 April 1948, it was designated the 5010th Air Base Wing, and...
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Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base is a base of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) in northeast Thailand, approximately 200 km (125 mi) northeast of Bangkok...
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closing five Air Force bases: Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois, George Air Force Base, Mather Air Force Base and Norton Air Force Base in California...
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Boeing RC-135 (redirect from Air Seeker)
62-4137, called "Rivet Amber", departed Shemya Air Force Base, Alaska for a ferry flight to Eielson Air Force Base. Although the purpose of this ferry flight...
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coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Walker Air Force Base is a closed United States Air Force base located three miles (5 km) south of the central...
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home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright and Eielson Air Force Base. The borough has a total area of 7,444 square miles (19,280 km2)...
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354th Fighter Wing (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
Air Force wing that is part of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). It is the host wing at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and is assigned to the Eleventh Air...
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354th Operations Group (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces. The group is stationed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 354th Operations Group provides air-bridge support...
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Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (redirect from Air Force Survival School)
Survival School" at Howard Air Force Base in the Panama Canal Zone, the "Arctic Survival School" at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and the "Water Survival...
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Anti-aircraft warfare (redirect from Ground-based air defence)
effectiveness of hostile air action" (NATO's definition). It includes surface based, subsurface (submarine launched), and air-based weapon systems, associated...
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Eareckson Air Station (IATA: SYA, ICAO: PASY), formerly Shemya Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force military airport located on the island of...
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