United Technologies awarded $454M for F-35 work
United Technologies has received contracts totaling $454 million for procurement and services for engines on the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Figh...READ MORE
F-35 NEWS & UPDATES
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Contract Award: Radar Control Facility
Today, the Army awarded a contract to White Mountain Construction LLC, 561 East Steel Loop, Suite 200, Palmer, Alaska 99645-6688. The amount of this ...READ MORE
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Sep 2018
F-35s at Eielson have schools preparing for influx
The basing of F-35 fighters at Eielson Air Force Base will increase the number of school-age kids in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. A federally-fun...READ MORE
UPCOMING & RECENT EVENTS
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F-35 LIGHTNING II
The F-35 Lightning II is a new generation of advanced multi-role tactical fighter meant to supplement and eventually phase out aging aircraft for the U.S. and its allies…READ MORE
STRATEGIC LOCATION
Eielson’s strategic proximity to both world-class training grounds and potential deployments fits well with the U.S. renewed focus on the Asia-Pacific…READ MORE
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE
Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) occupies 63,195 acres southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. In 2013, about 2,500 service members worked at Eielson alongside about 480 civilian employees…READ MORE
EIS PROCESS
Thank you to everyone who commented during the EIS process! The Air Force released its final Environmental Impact Statement for the U.S. Air Force’s F-35A Operational Beddown – Pacific on March 4, 2016…READ MORE