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    ARCTIC DEFENDER

    Arctic Defender

    Arctic Defender    

    Arctic Defender is part of a months-long deployment hosted by the German Air Force – Pacific Skies 24. Germany, France and Spain are partners in the trinational Future Combat Air System FCAS, and as the first stop in their deployment, Arctic Defender is a field training exercise (FTX) for U.S. and international forces flown under simulated air combat conditions.

    5 Featured Videos

    Arctic Defender 24 flightline b-roll

    Arctic Defender 24 flightline b-roll
    07.18.24 | SSgt Kelsea Caballero | 354FW
    Members from the U.S., Germany, France and Spanish Air Forces participated in Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 8-18,...
    Arctic Defender 24 maintenance b-roll

    Arctic Defender 24 maintenance b-roll
    07.18.24 | SSgt Kelsea Caballero | 354FW
    Members from the U.S., Germany, France and Spanish Air Forces participated in Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 8-18,...
    Arctic Defender 24 B-Roll

    Arctic Defender 24 B-Roll
    07.18.24 | A1C Jarrett Smith | 354FW
    B-Roll from the Arctic Defender exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 8-18, 2024.
    Arctic Defender 24 ENDEX

    Arctic Dfender24 ENDEX
    07.17.24 | SSgt Kelsea Caballero | 354FW
    Members from the U.S., Germany, France and Spanish Air Forces participated in Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 8-18,...
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    Minot’s mighty B-52 takes arctic defense to new heights

    Minot’s mighty B-52 takes arctic...
    07.17.24 | SSgt Hannah Strobel | JBERPA
    A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratotanker from the 69th Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., takes off July 17, 2024 on Joint Base...
    Minot’s mighty B-52 takes arctic defense to new heights

    Minot’s mighty B-52 takes arctic...
    07.17.24 | SSgt Hannah Strobel | JBERPA
    A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratotanker from the 69th Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., takes off July 17, 2024 on Joint Base...
    Minot’s mighty B-52 takes arctic defense to new heights

    Minot’s mighty B-52 takes arctic...
    07.17.24 | SSgt Hannah Strobel | JBERPA
    U.S. Air Force Capt. Gian Gomez, a weapons system officer, and Staff Sgt. Randy Davis, a flying crew chief from the 69th Bomb Squadron, Minot Air...
    Minot’s mighty B-52 takes arctic defense to new heights

    Minot’s mighty B-52 takes arctic...
    07.17.24 | SSgt Hannah Strobel | JBERPA
    U.S. Air Force Capt. Gian Gomez, a weapons system officer and Staff Sgt. Randy Davis, a flying crew chief from the 69th Bomb Squadron, Minot Air...
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    3 Featured Stories

    Minot’s mighty B-52 takes arctic defense to new heights

    Minot’s mighty B-52 takes arctic...
    07.25.24 | Maria Galvez | JBERPA
    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska— In a rare deployment to Alaska's airspace, two B-52 Stratofortresses from Minot Air Force Base, North...

    Eielson AFB hosts Arctic Defender 24
    07.18.24 | A1C Jarrett Smith | 354FW
    Over 500 personnel from the U.S., German, French, Spanish, and Canadian Air Forces as well as the U.S. Marine Corps participated in Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 8-18, 2024. AD24 is a German Air Force-led field training exercise and part of the months-long deployment known as Pacific Skies. This deployment includes various exercise locations across the Indo-Pacific region, including the U.S., Japan, Australia, New...