Officials have determined the cause of a crash involving an F-35A Lightning II aircraft on Eielson Air Force Base on Jan. 28.

An Air Force F-35 fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska as the pilot ejected safely, officials said. The aircraft incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon at approximately 12:49 p.m.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An F-35 fell from the air and exploded in a fireball in Alaska earlier this year. An investigation found that ice made automated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Air Force F-35 pilot was on the phone midair with Lockheed Martin engineers for nearly an hour attempting to resolve a landing ...

But Alaska’s energy data has significant gaps, inconsistencies and information silos that prevent accurate reporting and long ...

Military air stations in the frigid North.

An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron taxis before taking off at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Nov. 18, 2025. (Photo: Air Force Airman 1st Class Mary ...

Alaska energy systems are complex and often exceptional. From the trans-Alaska oil pipeline to the integration of wind, solar and battery systems into remote microgrids and the proposed deployment of ...