Eielson Air Force Base

The 354th Fighter Wing is the host unit at Eielson Air Force Base and is assigned to the 11th Air Force, headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage, Alaska. The Eleventh Air Force falls under Pacific Air Forces, which is headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor - Hickam, Hawaii. The mission of the 354th FW is to provide PACAF combat-ready fifth-generation airpower, advanced training for integration with joint forces, allies, and partners, and the strategic Arctic basing option to dominate the high-end fight. The wing operates and maintains PACAF's largest air-to-ground bombing range complex and conducts PACAF's premier large force exercise, Red Flag - Alaska. Eielson supports the operations of the 168th Air Refueling Group, Alaska Air National Guard, which operates KC-135 aircraft in support of PACAF operations. The wing hosts the USAF Arctic Survival School (AETC), the Alaska ANG Search and Recovery Det 1, which operates HH-60 helicopters, and Det 460 of the AF Technical Applications Center. Eielson supports the 13th Space Warning Squadron at Clear Air Force Station.