The Americans detected two Russian Tu-95MS bombers off the western coast of Alaska. An American F-16 intercepted and escorted the planes, as seen in a Russian Ministry of Defense video released.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Military officials have released new video of a startling encounter between a Russian fighter jet flying near Alaska and a U.S. Air Force F-16 sent to intercept it. In the ...

The F-16 aviators, also called "Aggressors" from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, based out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, prepare pilots to face a variety of new combat scenarios. Not only do ...

The F-35A Lightning II fleet has officially doubled at Eielson with the arrival of three new F-35As on June 25, 2020. The first two F-35As arrived in April and the third in May. "I saw the first ...

NORAD said F-16 jets safely escorted each aircraft out of the restricted airspace, and used flares during two of those instances to either "draw attention from or communicate with the pilot." ...