Eielson AFB Airmen Build First Bombs for PACAF F-35s
June 30, 2020
June 30, 2020
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska, June 30 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:
Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base's 354th Maintenance Squadron munitions flight built the first bombs intended for the 354th Fighter Wing's F-35A Lighting IIs, June 15-19.
The last time a 354th FW unit dropped combat-specific bombs was about 10 years ago when the A-10 Thunderbolt II and F-16 Fighting Falcons flew in the Alaskan skies.
A bomb build is the intricate proc . . .
Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base's 354th Maintenance Squadron munitions flight built the first bombs intended for the 354th Fighter Wing's F-35A Lighting IIs, June 15-19.
The last time a 354th FW unit dropped combat-specific bombs was about 10 years ago when the A-10 Thunderbolt II and F-16 Fighting Falcons flew in the Alaskan skies.
A bomb build is the intricate proc . . .