Eielson AFB Operations

04/11/2013
04/11/2013: Various footage of Eielson AFB, Alaska.  Credit:354th Fighter Wing:2/1/13 http://www.eielson.af.mil Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: EIL, ICAO: PAEI, FAA LID: EIL) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska. The host unit at Eielson…

Alaska, the Arctic and Crafting Strategic Depth

10/10/2012
2012-10-10 by Robbin Laird A key element for the U.S. contribution to Pacific defense is the ability to provide strategic depth for our allies.  Projecting power forward is a key contribution to enhancing the ability of allies to defend themselves, and to shape an interoperable Pacific defense strategy.  Along with Canada,…

Coast Guard Rescue at Sea

07/01/2011
07/01/2011: KODIAK, Alaska - The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Kodiak locate the 60-foot vessel Nordic Mistress as it sinks beneath the waves of the Gulf of Alaska and the five-member crew of the vessel in a liferaft 80 miles north of Kodiak May…