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Coordinates: 64°39′56″N 147°06′05″W. Eielson Air Force Base. Near Fairbanks, Alaska in the United States of America. An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron flies over Eielson AFB during 2009. The base's largest hangar, known as the "Thunderdome," is visible in the bottom left of the image. Eielson AFB.
With the departure of the 97th Bombardment 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 would be the host unit at the base until 1964. [1] The wing provided support to reconnaissance squadrons of Air Weather Service from 1949 through 1958. [2]
355th Fighter Squadron. The 355th Fighter Squadron, 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 354th Fighter Wing and operates the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II. The squadron is tasked with the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses. [3]
5010th Air Base Wing: Eielson AFB, AK: AAC: 1948 4 Jun 1949 8 Oct 1954: 4 Jun 1949 8 Oct 1954 1 Jan 1965: Was Eielson AFB Bombardment Wing. Redesignated 5010th CSG. [236] 5020th Wing: Davis AFB, AK: AAC: 20 Sep 1948: c. 27 May 1949: Replaced Aleutian Composite Wing. Redesignated 5020th ABG [283] 5039th Air Depot Wing: Elmendorf AFB, AK: AAC: 1 ...
AF Serials 86-0314 (Block 30D), 87-0375 (Block 30H) and 86-0293 (Block 30D) The 354th Fighter Wing is a United States 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 Force (11 AF). The wing replaced the 343d Fighter Wing on 20 August 1993 as ...
He would go on to earn the Medal of Honor, June 1944. The 356th Fighter Squadron is an 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 in 2019 to operate the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.
Eielson AFB building projects resulting all or in part from Cope Thunder include a $23 million transient personnel facility, a $13 million Cope Thunder operations building, a $35 million air-to-air tracking system; eight two-bay all-weather aircraft shelters valued at $25 million, and a $2 million range microwave link.
The squadron moved to Eielson AFB, Alaska at the end of 1981 and began converting to the Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II. From 1981 to 1991 the squadron conducted air-to-ground operations with the A-10, assigned to the 343rd Tactical Fighter Wing before converting to the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon .