• Future of Air Force energy discussed at industry forum

    Air Force officials announced their intent to lease underutilized Air Force property and apply other tools to attract the support of private industry for energy projects at installations during an industry forum in September in Ontario, Calif.The Air Force Enhanced Use Lease Energy Industry Forum

  • Hall of Fame for the week Oct. 12-18

    Staff Sgt. Joseph Antill, 354th Civil Engineer Squadron structural craftsman base locksmithHometown: Woodsfield, Ohio Years in service: Almost 11 years. Family: My wife, Eden. Education: High School graduate. Previous Assignments: Dover AFB, Del., Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, and Osan AFB,

  • Air Force Reserve stands up first F-22 Raptor unit

    Air Force Reserve officials activated the first F-22 Raptor unit, the 477th Fighter Group, in a ceremony here Oct. 2, giving the Reserve a valuable part of America's newest and most sophisticated weapons system. "This is a most wonderful day for the AFRC because we have officially stood up our first

  • Eielson F-16s increase Kunsan's combat capabilities

    The 8th Fighter Wing received its initial group of Block 40 F-16 Fighting Falcons here this week under the Common Configuration Implementation Program. The aircraft arrival marked the first group of upgraded F-16s flown to Korea. The aircraft were flown here from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, by

  • Icemen measure response to chemical, disease disasters

    On Sept. 26 the 354th Medical Group, assisted by many other agencies on base, conducted a tabletop exercise with the scenario focusing on disease outbreak. This was followed by a practical exercise involving a chemical accident with real-time responses evaluated. The Air Force Surgeon General's

  • Hall of Fame for Oct. 5 to 11

    Tech. Sgt. Heath Tempel, 354th Civil Engineer Squadron section chief explosive ordnance disposal training Hometown: North Pole, Alaska. Years in service: 10 Family: All live right here in North Pole. Education: Some college at the University of Fairbanks-Alaska. Previous Assignments: Moody AFB, Ga.

  • Deployed Icemen train to fight fire

    With the temperature already reaching 105 degrees at 10 a.m., firefighters from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron donned their fire retardant suits, adding another 40-50 degrees of heat, to perform an exercise in Coalition Compound Sept. 26. The first exercise of the day was a mock

  • Snowmachining ticket to winter fun

    Ready or not, winter is on its way. The leaves have already starting turning all those wonderful colors and are falling to the ground. Before you know it, that fun little white stuff is going to start blanketing Eielson and the surrounding area. It will be time to park the ATVs in the garage and