176th Wing
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The 176th Wing is a unit of the Alaska Air National Guard, stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Anchorage, Alaska. If activated to federal service, components of the Wing are gained by several United States Air Force Major Commands.
HH-60G Pave Hawk of the 210th Rescue Squadron prepares to refuel from a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130 Hercules
Image: A U.S. Air Force C 17 Globemaster III aircraft attached to the 517th Airlift Squadron undergoes preflight checks at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska, before participating in Operation Damayan Nov. 13 131113 F NZ143 006
144th Tactical Airlift Squadron Fairchild C-123J-8-FA Provider 54-647
168th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 taking off from Eielson AFB
Eielson Air Force Base
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Eielson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located approximately 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska. It was established in 1943 as Mile 26 Satellite Field and redesignated Eielson Air Force Base on 13 January 1948. It has been a Superfund site since 1989. Eielson AFB was named in honor of polar pilot Carl Ben Eielson.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron flies over Eielson AFB during 2009. The base's largest hangar, known as the "Thunderdome," is visible in the bottom left of the image.
Mile 26 Satellite Field (now Eielson AFB), 1945
Ptarmigan Hall in 1962, later renamed to Amber Hall
The flight line and Thunderdome hangar building at Eielson