• Steady shooting prepares Airmen for contingencies

    While Icemen from a wide array of career fields specialize in unique jobs around the base, they must all eventually set foot in one building to complete a segment of training required by all service members.Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructors train Airmen to fire live weapons before

  • Air Force to hold F-35A public scoping meetings

    The U.S. Air Force issued a Notice of Intent in early March to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to assess the proposed action to base two F-35A squadrons (48 primary assigned aircraft) at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The F-35A is the conventional take-off and landing version of the Joint

  • Fire, ice mix for imperative training

    With ambient temperatures well below zero already sending the body into early stages of hypothermia an icy bath in a lake or river will plummet core temperatures into dire condition.Fire protection Airmen from the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron train yearly for circumstances such as this to rescue

  • Installation leaders improve housing, reduce inconveniences

    Eielson leaders held a town hall meeting for residents of the French Creek neighborhood on base to address the upcoming construction projects that will help bring reliable heat to older infrastructure."The goal of our first phase [of housing improvements] is to provide reliable heat to residents of

  • Defenders walk the thin blue line

    Often, the harsh reality of the world is that it can be divided into three types of people: there are good people who are considered sheep and there are bad people who act like wolves. Then there are the people that keep the wolves from the sheep, known as sheepdogs.Here at Eielson Air Force Base,

  • Military says nope to dope

    Alaska recently became the third state to legalize marijuana for adults over the age of 21.However, military members are still prohibited from using, possessing, manufacturing, distribution and the introduction of marijuana on an installation, vessel, vehicle or aircraft used or under the control of

  • 354th Fighter Wing earns Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    The 354th Fighter Wing has earned the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for meritorious service from Oct. 1, 2012 to Sep. 30, 2014.The 354th FW was named Pacific Air Force's hardest flying fighter wing. The 354th FW displayed meritorious service with significant global impact in support of U.S./NATO

  • Integrity, service, excellence retreat fosters Airman resiliency

    Thirty active duty and Air National Guard Airmen from Eielson and Clear Air Force Station attended a day-long retreat hosted by the Eielson chapel staff, mental health team and Integrated Delivery System members Feb. 6 at Iceman Falls.The retreat provided Airmen with interactive discussion,