• Maintenance squadron recovery team gets 'hooked' on training

    Members of the 354th Maintenance Squadron crash recovery team joined the fire department April 11 to test the durability of the arresting cable system. The annual training certified the cable system which acts as an emergency brake for any aircraft experiencing technical difficulties and unable to

  • Historian shares passion for self-defense

    The thought of a historian often brings about the image of a scholar surrounded by dusty tomes, gathering information about the past to make decisions for the future.In that sense, Jack Waid, 354th Fighter Wing historian, serves the part and has the responsibility to preserve the past in order to

  • Eielson celebrates Purple Up Day

    April is the month of military child, when Alaskans come together to honor of the strength, sacrifices and continual resilience demonstrated by military children in support of their military family members.As part of the observance, all Alaskans are encouraged to wear purple April 15 in celebration

  • 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