Located approximately 26 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, Eielson AFB is home to the 354th Fighter Wing (354 FW). The primary mission of the 354th FW is to support Red Flag Alaska, a series of large scale field training exercises for U.S. Forces in joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close-air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment.

Eielson is a key component of the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC) which comprises all the land, air, sea, space and cyberspace used for military training in Alaska, and provides unmatched opportunities for present and future Service, joint, interagency and multinational training.

The JPARC is comprised of approximately:    

1. •65,000 square miles of available airspace
   

2. •2,490 square miles of land space with 1.5 million acres of maneuver land
   

3. •42,000 square nautical miles of sea and airspace in the Gulf of Alaska
   

The JPARC provides a realistic training environment and allows commanders to train for full spectrum engagements, ranging from individual skills to complex, large-scale joint engagements. Each year, thousands from the U.S. military Services, federal, state and local agencies, allied nations and nongovernmental organizations receive training in the JPARC. In addition to home-station training for Alaskan-based units and smaller unit training events, the JPARC hosts three to four large-scale exercises annually.