• Social Media Etiquette: Posting with a Purpose

    Whether you're enlisted or an officer, you live by the Air Force's core values, "Integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do," but once you take your uniform off are you still expected to embody them?The answer is yes.Social media provides instant communication with others.

  • MWD dental appointment becomes joint-service learning experience

    Military working dog Oogre traveled to the post for his annual dental check-up Dec. 19 with his handler U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Paul Gingras, 354th Security Forces Squadron. His appointment became a learning opportunity for U.S. Army flight medics who rarely get the opportunity to work on

  • PDF line streamlines out processing ops for Airmen

    The 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron hosted a pre-deployment function line at the passenger terminal Jan. 13 for more than 150 Airmen deploying for the Cope North exercise.The line streamlined the deployment process for the large group, saving time for the Airmen and for base agencies required to

  • French Creek repair scheduled for Tuesday morning

    The 354th Civil Engineer Squadron will repair a water line break in the French Creek neighborhood from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 6. The repairs will impact residents living on Last Frontier Circle, and sections of French Creek Drive, Aurora Street and Midnight Sun Avenue. The homes will be without water

  • Into the wild; Ice Bridge closes gap to range complex

    Mother Nature is the Airman who completes this team - from the first day the Tanana River is frozen enough to walk on, Airmen from the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron range maintenance shop drill holes, pump water and let it freeze, layer after layer.It's a constant game of hop scotch across sand

  • Dec. 31 water shutoff in French Creek postponed

    The previously scheduled water outage for areas of French Creek on Dec. 31 has been postponed. The repairs were scheduled to impact residents living on Last Frontier Circle, and sections of French Creek Drive, Aurora Street and Midnight Sun Avenue. Residents in these areas can continue to use the

  • Dec. 31 water shutoff in French Creek prompts precautionary water boil notice

    Water for Last Frontier Circle is scheduled to be turned off from Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. through Jan. 1, 2015, at 1 a.m. Residents, please plan accordingly. Once water is returned to service at approximately 1 a.m., Jan. 1, 2015, it will NOT be potable - do not drink or cook with it until notified to do

  • Water on Last Frontier Circle to be turned off Dec. 31

    Water for Last Frontier Circle is scheduled to be turned off from Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. through Jan. 1, 2015, at 1 a.m. Residents, please plan accordingly. Once water is returned to service at approximately 1 a.m., Jan. 1, 2015, it will NOT be potable - do not drink or cook with it until notified to do

  • Jumping into mental health

    All Airmen have a story explaining why they decided to join the Air Force, whether it was to further their education, start new adventures in a different country, or some other reason. For U.S. Air Force Capt. Steve Ramos, the 354th Medical Operations Squadron mental health element chief and suicide

  • Iceman hockey team wins 20th anniversary Commanders' Cup

    The Eielson Iceman hockey team out skated the Interior Alaska Army team 5 -1 in the 20th Anniversary of the Commanders' Cup Hockey game at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, Alaska.This was the Iceman team's third straight win, which broke the tie in the series.The victory over the Army team wasn't an