• Repairing North America’s second longest runway

    As the second longest runway in North America that operates year-round even in subarctic conditions, Eielson Air Force Base’s 14,507 feet long runway requires regular maintenance to ensure mission-readiness at all times.

  • 354th CES Airmen use ACE concepts, renovate Birch Lake MRA

    What is usually a quiet, peaceful area in the forest by a lake was transformed into a major construction site filled with Airmen using power tools when Airmen from the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron completed a contingency training project by renovating the Birch Lake Military Recreation Area last

  • 354th FW receives critical munitions from annual barge

    U.S. Air Force Airman Tel Jensen, a 354th Maintenance Squadron munitions stockpile management crew chief, removes a lock during a munitions barge at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 16, 2021. The munitions barge is the biannual receiving, inspection and storing of munitions supplies to be used

  • EOD Airmen ruck to Arctic Circle

    U.S Airmen from the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) flight render a salute during a ceremony on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 31, 2020. The ceremony was held to honor the 32 EOD Airmen who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. (U.S. Air Force photo

  • Eielson fire department fights more than fires

    Airman 1st Class Taylor Beard, a 354th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, loads a hose onto a fire truck during a training exercise on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 26, 2020. The Eielson fire department is unique because one day they are responding to a wildfire and the next they are