Ice contamination in landing gear struts created a cascading series of events that ended with an F-35A Lightning II crashing at an air base in Alaska in January, according to an Air Force accident ...

Ice in the landing gear caused the crash of an F-35 at Eielson Air Force Base in January, according to a new military report released this week. The pilot declared an emergency and ejected prior to ...

PACAF’s investigation found water-contaminated hydraulic fluid froze and caused a landing gear malfunction, leading to the loss of an F-35A at Eielson AFB. An Accident Investigation Board (AIB) report ...

An F-35 Lightning II fighter jet that went down at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks in January crashed after attempts to fix frozen landing gear left the plane uncontrollable, according to an Air ...

A United States Air Force F-35A Lightning II crashed on January 28, 2025, at Eielson Air Force Base after a serious malfunction in the landing gear resulted in the combat jet's onboard computer taking ...

A formation of 48 F-35A Lightning II strike fighters and 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons during a routine max readiness exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska on March 25, 2022. Film Credits: Video by ...

A packed conference room at the 8 Star Event Center received an update from a panel of experts on the nuclear microreactor pilot project planned for Eielson Air Force Base over the next four years.