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A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor takes off for training during exercise Arctic ACE at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 17, 2017. U.S. Air Force / Staff Sgt. Westin Warburton ...
F-35A fighters at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska are getting newly developed Arctic survival kits to help pilots survive and be found after ejecting in the cold climate.. The new kits, which are ...
The Air Force Is Gearing Up for More Action in the Arctic Students walk around to keep warm during Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (S.E.R.E) 5-level training Jan 22, 2016, in the Joint Pacific ...
Eielson Air Force Base is home to Arctic Survival School, called "Cool School," which for 60 years has trained airmen to survive long enough to be rescued.
Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska — US airmen assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing tested a new arctic survival kit for the F-35A Lightning II in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska, November 5.
WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett unveiled the new, comprehensive Department of the Air Force Arctic Strategy July 21. The strategy outlines the department’s unique ...
WASHINGTON — With commerce, travel and international competition in the Arctic region on the rise, the Department of the Air Force will prioritize making investments that will enable greater ...
Congress is urging the Air Force to start sketching out what it needs in a future fleet of skiplanes to help protect the Arctic. Lawmakers want to get a head start on designing a new set of C-130 ...
July 21 (UPI) --On Tuesday the U.S. Air Force released its new strategy for adapting to changing conditions in the Arctic region. "The Arctic is among the most strategically significant regions of ...
The Defense Department has appointed retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Randy “Church” Kee as its senior adviser for security in the Arctic, which is assuming growing importance among nations who are ...
On Tuesday, Air Force and Space Force leaders highlighted the sensitive importance of the Arctic to U.S. missile defense and satellite operations. The United States operates 50 early warning ...