• Drunk driving ruins lives, careers

    After enjoying the holiday festivities, individuals may not have the clearest mindset and could potentially make a bad decision. Different people have different reactions to alcohol, so it is always encouraged to have a plan for safety. That plan could be the one thing that keeps you from losing

  • Can’t fly without supply

    For a select group of Icemen, Eielson's mission of prepare, deploy and enable is one they contribute to directly by supplying the needed equipment to successfully accomplish it.Airmen with the combat-oriented supply organization of the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron play an integral role in

  • Two Seasons Dining Facility spices up menu with Mongolian BBQ

    Cooks here at the Two Seasons Dining Facility took a bite out of the extraordinary to offer Icemen a Mongolian barbecue experience Dec. 11.Over 200 Icemen were served following several days of extensive planning by dining facility staff."Three days of preparation went into this meal, starting on

  • School Age Program receives national accreditation, accolade

    Eielson's School Age Program, one of the Iceman's three youth services, received national accolades and certification from the Council on Accreditation Nov. 22. Accreditation demonstrates the program is recognized as an after school provider, which successfully implements high performance standards

  • Icemen fill developmental special-duty assignments

    The Air Force recently selected 1,000 staff sergeants, technical sergeants and master sergeants to fill developmental special-duty assignments.Narrowed down from roughly 7,500 nominees, Master Sgt. Fred King, 354th Operations Support Squadron superintendent, was chosen as a technical training

  • Job shadow program gives students real life experience

    What do you want to be when you grow up? This is a daunting question everyone faces at one point or another.Thirteen students from Ben Eielson High School faced this question head-on and received a valuable opportunity to expand their knowledge with on-the-job career exploration."The point of this

  • ALCOM commander visits Eielson

    The newly appointed senior military leader of Alaskan Command and 11th Air Force visited Eielson Air Force Base Nov. 21 to see the Iceman team first-hand.Lt. Gen. Russell Handy, who took command in August, saw the sights and sounds of Eielson, met with Airmen and learned about the mission."I thought