Eielson AFB
Welcome to Eielson Air Force Base, home of the Iceman Team! As the northernmost U.S. fighter wing in the world, the 354th Fighter Wing's A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II and F-16 Viper aircraft provide our nation with combat ready forces capable of reaching anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere at a moment's notice. Eielson is also home to Cope Thunder, the largest aerial exercise in the Pacific region, held four times a year.
Fairbanks, AK
In November 1903, Fairbanks was incorporated as a city and named after a popular Indiana senator Charles W. Fairbanks, soon to become Vice President under Teddy Roosevelt.
During World War II two United States military bases, Ladd Field and Eielson Air Force Base, were constructed in the Fairbanks area to aid in sending aircraft and supplies to the USSR and the Russian-controlled Far East. During the Cold War Ladd Field became a U. S. Army base, Fort Wainwright. These bases brought additional jobs to the Fairbanks area and brought military personnel, some of whom stayed and became residents of the area after finishing their military service.
There is a park in Fairbanks built originally for the Alaska Purchase Centennial Celebration in 1967. The park is now called Pioneer Park and contains museums, an old riverboat and many old buildings moved there from around the Fairbanks area. The Palace Theatre and Saloon in the park gives a musical presentation of the history of Fairbanks.
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