Eielson Air Force Base, located near Fairbanks, was named in June by the Defense Department as the preferred site for the reactor. Pentagon officials hope to have it built and running by late 2028.

Air Force-fighter jets SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The Air Force said Thursday it has temporarily grounded KF-16 fighter jets following an accident involving the aircraft during the U.S.-led ...

A U.S. Air Force F-16 assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. An Eielson jet was able to safely land in May 2024 after a collision with ducks during take-off caused an ...

Four Russian warplanes were intercepted by U.S. Air Force fighter jets off the coast of Alaska on Tuesday. Two of the planes flying off the Alaskan coast were Russia’s Tu-95 Bear Bomber, an ...

Air Force Col. Lisa Mabbutt, commander of the 673d Air Base Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, said the training center’s location underlines the importance of Alaska and the Arctic to the ...

A remote Air Force base in Alaska has been selected to be the first U.S. military installation with a nuclear microreactor under a Defense Department pilot project. July 08, 2025 • ...

The reactor would provide heat as well as light, which is important in Alaska, where it can reach minus 50 °F (-45 °C). The type of reactor built will depend on the kind of nuclear fuel selected.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. An Eielson jet was able to safely land in May 2024 after a collision with ducks during take-off caused an ...

Eielson Air Force Base entrance in Fairbanks, photographed on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. (Emily Mesner / ADN) An Air Force base in Alaska has been selected to be the first U.S. military installation ...

An Air Force F-22 takes off from its home base at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Tuesday, May 2, 2017 during the Northern Edge training exercise. On the tarmac are F-16s and F-15s.

Work will start this summer on a Pentagon “mega-project” in Alaska intended to boost the Air Force’s training capability to defend North America. The 150,000-square-foot Joint Integrated ...