SQUADRON SHOWCASE // 18TH AGGRESSOR SQUADRON
Eielson AFB, Alaska, is central to power projection in the region. It might seem an unusual home for a crack aggressor squadron, but it’s actually the perfect location.
THE LAST FRONTIER: a place where wilderness still reigns supreme, a place where extreme weather and subsistence living is not just a pastime but a cherished way of life. It’s where aviation is weaved into the tapestry of life in a unique way; simply put, without the Alaskan ‘bush pilots’ there’d be no way in or out of many remote villages.
The sheer grandeur of Alaska is something to behold — weighing in at twice the size of Texas — and then you combine the rugged terrain, the everyday reliance on aviation, and the dynamic elements of snow and ice bathed under the heavenly Northern Lights and it all combines to create a majestic, yet unforgiving landscape.
In the midst of these surroundings is a flying unit that is almost as unique as the surroundings it inhabits: the ‘Blue Foxes’ of the 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS), with its F-16 ‘Vipers’ cloaked in a mix of stunning camouflage schemes that blend into the arctic whites and the lush foliage, the wide blue vistas and the gray-out skies. This…
