Eielson Air Force Base
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Eielson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 26 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska. It was established in 1943 as Mile 26
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
6th Air Refueling Wing
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The United States Air Force's 6th Air Refueling Wing is the host wing for MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. It is part of Air Mobility Command's Eighteenth Air Force. The wing's 6th Operations Group is
6th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker takes off from MacDill Air Force Base
6th Bombardment Wing B-36 Peacemakers
Emblem of the 4157th Strategic Wing
RC-135E "Rivet Amber" at Eielson AFB