The Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Wing at Eielson Air Force Base will be getting four more air refueling tankers in the near future.
A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to Eielson’s 168th Wing, with iconic polar bear image on the tail, touches down after a refueling mission in March 2021.
An F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson refuels mid-air using the boom of an Alaska Air National Guard 168th Wing KC-135. JBER’s F-22s and Eielson’s F-35s are part of what a Guard spokesperson calls ‘one of the highest concentrations of 5th generation fighters anywhere in the world.” “It’s really exciting news for our community as a whole and our nation’s security to be able to have these families and the infrastructure and airplanes coming to Fairbanks,” he said.
“We’ve worked very closely with the Air Force and the Department of Defense and Senator Sullivan’s office to make sure our community is ready when these airplanes and their associated service members comes to Fairbanks,” he said.
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