French Creek Housing Water Outage

Due to an unplanned water main break on Midnight Sun this morning, the schedule for French Creek water outages has unfortunately been changed.Water will be restored to Midnight Sun at 8 p.m. tonight. However, when this occurs all French Creek water will become non-potable.At 9 a.m. Tuesday and

RED FLAG-Alaska 15-2 takes to the skies

Flight doctors: keeping RED FLAG flying and off the table

An interesting day for them is a bad day for someone else, explained the flight doctor for RED FLAG-Alaska 15-2 when talking about the medical team tasked with the daily health and well being of exercise participants.Any time a patient is in a jet and not in his office Maj. David Leary, the 13th

POL Airmen get first-hand look at jet fuel from cradle to grave

Like fresh squeezed orange juice, jet fuel flows for four hours through 11 miles of pipeline from a refinery in North Pole, Alaska, to the base's "fuel farm" -- a sprawling collection of above ground tanks encompassing 25 million gallons of bulk storage.The local oil refinery supplies the base

Blue skies ahead, ready for RF

Tactical maintainer keeps the Falcon flying

Distant Frontier prepares units for RED FLAG-Alaska

MOC Airmen provide flightline coverage during flying season

Spring has arrived and traffic on the flightline builds as the Iceman Team prepares for Distant Frontier and RED FLAG-Alaska season.While maintenance Airmen are highly visible working on aircraft, it's one maintenance unit's transparency that keeps the mission on the tarmac going smoothly.The 354th

‘Tough Enough’ for awareness

Tobacco Free Living instruction updated, brings notable changes

A new sign is posted at the Hursey Gate. It states "Tobacco use is allowed only in Designated Tobacco Areas."You might be wondering, what is a Designated Tobacco Area? AFI 40-102, Tobacco Free Living, outlines the DTA as the only place tobacco can be used outdoors.So, what are the rules for a DTA?