• TAP curriculum available online for separating service members

    Separating service members can participate in the transition assistance program, or TAP, online, Department of Defense officials recently announced. TAP, now called Transition GPS-Goals, Plans and Success, is designed to prepare separating and retiring members for life outside of the military. It

  • Inspectors keep Icemen safe, flying

    Food has the U.S. Department of Agriculture, gas pumps have weights and measures inspectors, and even buildings require experts to ensure quality and safety. Aircraft and their maintainers are no exception.Maintaining "Excellence in all we do" is every Airman's job, though for the Airmen of the

  • Eielson kicks off Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    April marks the observance of the 10th annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to highlight the issue of sexual assault throughout the service and the need for every Airman to combat it.The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office has different promotional events planned throughout the

  • Experts behind the wheel: Vehicle operators stand ready

    If it has four wheels, starts, stops and steers, they can probably drive it.The 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operations flight controls more than 80 vehicles to help Eielson support its day-to-day missions and keep the planes in the sky during RED FLAG-Alaska."We could be picking up

  • Det. 25: Trainers for maintainers

    Their numbers are small, but they work to make a huge impact.Four instructors and one detachment chief make up the 372nd Training Squadron, Detachment 25, tasked with delivering expert F-16 Fighting Falcon maintenance training to America's Warriors in support of global operations.An Air Education

  • Leap of faith: Chaplains help Airmen flex spiritual muscles

    As one of the four pillars of resiliency, spiritual fitness can play an important role in the overall well-being of an Airman. For this reason, the chaplains of the 354th Fighter Wing provide many services to ensure every Iceman has the opportunity to speak to them.Some Airmen work jobs that might

  • Eielson Icemen sweep Army, 8-5

    The Eielson Icemen hockey team played against the Interior-Alaskan Based Army Hockey Team at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks Patty Ice Arena during the annual Commanders' Cup Feb. 28, 2014, Fairbanks, Alaska. The crowd came to see the 19-year rivalry on ice and was given an exciting show with

  • IceMentor program aims to guide, develop Airmen

    Throughout life, individuals may seek others of like mind for advice, guidance and friendship. In the Air Force, this is no different; young Airmen sometimes seek help adapting to and learning the ins and outs of military life.However, help is not always easy to find, especially for someone brand

  • Unseen eyes watch unaware Airmen

    Social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr can provide an instantaneous and highly entertaining feedback stream of your daily activities to friends and family. The latest videos of dogs running with fireworks in their mouths, kittens tumbling in the snow or Internet memes of celebrity

  • Taking care of Airmen 'deploys' chaplains to the last frontier

    Twenty-four hours a day Airmen can go to a chaplain to tell their deepest secrets in confidence, receive counseling or spiritual care, or be comforted by these non-combatant Airmen who will travel the world to take care of service members and their families.This is no different for the Airmen who