The 354th Fighter Wing welcomed 17 community leaders into the Honorary Commanders Program during an induction ceremony at the Yukon Club, Dec. 5. The program allows the military and the local ...

Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing. The aircraft went down during the landing phase of the flight, Townsend said at a news conference. The pilot declared an inflight emergency ...

The crash occurred just before 1 p.m. local time within the fence line of Eielson Air Force Base, about 25 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, according to 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs.

An F-35 Lightning II crashed Tuesday afternoon during a scheduled training event at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, causing a massive fireball and spreading debris not far from the fence line, a ...

Even so, the pilot was transported to the Bassett Army Hospital for observation, according to a press release from the 354th Fighter Wing’s public affairs office. The pilot experienced an ...

Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing. Townsend added the base will work to prevent similar incidents in the future. "I can assure you the United States Air Force will conduct a ...

Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson, told reporters that “the pilot was executing standard procedures and executing their respective mission, and essentially ...

Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing. The aircraft went down during the landing phase of the flight, Townsend said at a news conference. The pilot declared an inflight emergency ...

The crash occurred just before 1 p.m. local time within the fence line of Eielson Air Force Base, about 25 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, according to 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs.