The Air Force is planning to expand the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, commonly called JPARC, to improve training capabilities in Alaska. Leaders from Eielson Air Force Base said the current ...

Alaska energy systems are complex and often exceptional. From the trans-Alaska oil pipeline to the integration of wind, solar ...

The Boeing E-7 Wedgetail for the U.S. Air Force receives a $900 million boost to $1.1 billion in the fiscal 2026 defense appropriations conference bill ...

This list looks beyond formal service designations to examine the five largest and most strategically significant ...

An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron taxis before taking off at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Nov. 18, 2025. (Photo: Air Force Airman 1st Class Mary ...

A highly anticipated deployment of Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 Eagles to Europe is now beginning, with aircraft departing Chitose Air Base bound first for Eielson AFB, Alaska. From Alaska, the ...

Paul P. Townsend, U.S. Air Force, is a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He most recently served as the ...

(TNS) — A remote Air Force base in Alaska has been selected to be the first U.S. military installation with a nuclear microreactor under a Defense Department pilot project. Eielson Air Force Base, ...

Rescue teams in Alaska are continuing their search for a U.S. airman whose kayak overturned Friday evening on the Chena River in Fairbanks. Staff Sgt. Christian Diaz, 24, of the 35th Fighter ...

The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday announced its notice of intent to award a contract for its nuclear microreactor program to Eielson Air Force Base to California-based Oklo Inc. While the Eielson ...

Microreactors are seen as potential powerplants for remote air bases. Credit: Oklo The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has issued a “Notice of Intent to Award” a contract to fission power startup Oklo to ...

The Department of the Air Force and the Defense Logistics Agency’s energy office plan to award California-based Oklo, Inc. a 30-year, firm fixed price contract for a microreactor, likely at Eielson ...