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. 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.

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 ...

The South Dakota Air National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing based at Joe Foss Field recently agreed to exchange F-16 aircrafts with the Indiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing based in ...

An $80 million F-35 fighter jet was destroyed in an explosion on Tuesday after it crashed into Alaska’s Eielson Air Force Base. In a video of the incident, the jet could be seen spiraling ...

An Air Force pilot is safe after ejecting out of an F-35 fighter jet that then crashed at the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 12:49 p.m. local time and ...

The aircraft incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon at approximately 12:49 p.m. and resulted in significant aircraft damage, according to a statement released by 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs.