Alaska

Air Americas GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Fighter Jets Intercept Two Russian Tu-95 Bear Strategic Bombers Off Alaska Coast

May 12, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Alaska, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), Strategic bomber, Tupolev Tu-95 Bear, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

https://kutabalinews.com/live-online-casino-reviews-mq5lr/ A pair of U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets intercepted two Russian Tu-95 Bear nuclear-capable strategic bombers off

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Air Americas 

U.S. Air Force B-52H Bombers Conduct Training Missions Over Alaska, Hawaii

May 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Alaska, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Continuous Bomber Presence (CBP), Exercise RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A), Hawaii, Strategic bomber, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, participated in two Continuous Bomber Presence (CBP)

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Americas Military Exercises 

First RED FLAG-Alaska 2018 Commences at Eielson Air Force Base

May 1, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Alaska, Eielson AFB, Elmendorf AFB, Exercise RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A), Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC), Military exercise, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Armed Forces marked the official start of the 2018 season of RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 18-1 at the Eielson

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Americas Training & Simulation 

U.S. Special Operations Forces Trains in Arctic Conditions During Exercise Arctic Edge 2018

March 20, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Alaska, Alaskan Command (ALCOM), Exercise Arctic Edge, Special Operations Forces (SOF), U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

The U.S. military conducts mission-based training events year-round, but Exercise Arctic Edge 2018 is a unique opportunity that has brought

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Americas C4ISR 

Raytheon Awarded $511 Million Contract for Cobra Dane Radar

March 18, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Alaska, AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane, Eareckson Air Station, Passive electronically scanned array (PESA), Raytheon, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), USA

Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services has been awarded a $511 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for the Cobra Dane radar. This

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Air Americas 

JSF Operational Test Team Conducts F-35 Pre-IOT&E Cold Weather Testing at Eielson AFB

February 7, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Alaska, Eielson AFB, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC), USA

The Joint Strike Fighter Operational Test Team (JOTT) recently completed the cold weather environment testing of the F-35 Lightning stealth

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Air Americas 

Icy runway testing of F-35A for Norwegian drag chute underway in Alaska

November 28, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Alaska, Drogue parachute (Drag chute), Eielson AFB, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Norway, Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Maj. Jonathan “Spades” Gilber, U.S. Air Force F-35 test pilot, demonstrates the handling qualities of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II

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Americas Land 

U.S. field artillery soldiers test new laser targeting system

October 21, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Alaska, Fort Greely, Laser designator, U.S. Army, U.S. Army Cold Regions Test Center (CRTC), USA

The U.S. Army Field Artillery Soldiers tested the Joint Effects Targeting System Target Laser Designation System (JETS-TLDS) at the Cold

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Air Americas 

USAF to deploy 54 F-35A fighter jets to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska by 2022

October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Alaska, Eielson AFB, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) plans to deploy 54 F-35A Lightning II multi-role stealth fighter aircraft to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

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U.S. Air Force F-35A arrives at Eielson AFB, Alaska for testing

October 14, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Alaska, Drogue parachute (Drag chute), Eielson AFB, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Runway Condition Reading (RCR), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

An F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter jet has landed at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) on Oct, 12 to participate

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