• Air Force leaders issue Veterans Day message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following Veterans Day message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:"Our Air Force's success is founded in the sacrifice of generations who served

  • 1st ASOG administratively assigned to Eielson

    The beginning of fiscal 2013 marked a change to the 1st Air Support Operations Group. The group was administratively reassigned to the 354th Fighter Wing effective Oct. 1.Located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and with units also in Hawaii, Japan and Alaska, the group was reassigned following

  • Icemen JROTC cadets learn patriotism, life skills

    Life in the military is often defined by discipline, modesty, integrity and duty to one's country. Just as service members learn these lessons, Eielson's youth are taught the importance of those words through the Air Force Junior ROTC program.The program, taught at Ben Eielson High School, has a

  • AF leaders encourage energy savings in latest 'Letter to Airmen'

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy issued a tri-signature "Letter to Airmen" on Sept. 28.As part of Energy Action Month this October, the Air Force's top three leaders

  • PACANGEL: Icemen help build relationships, improve lives in Nepal

    Icemen joined a multinational team, led by U.S., Nepalese, and Australian military and civilians, in treating more than 4,100 villagers, repairing and renovating three schools, and sharing expertise Sept. 10-15, during Operation Pacific Angel 12-4 in Nepal.The first-ever Pacific Angel mission in

  • Airmen build, repair homes in North Pole

    Eielson volunteers donned hard-hats and wielded construction equipment recently to help build housing for local Alaskans through the nonprofit program Habitat for Humanity.Members from the 354th Contracting Squadron volunteered with the program, which operates on a global scale to build houses for

  • Icemen pay homage with POW/MIA Run

    Eielson Active duty, guard and family members came together to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action with a 24-hour relay run beginning Sept. 13, and ending with a retreat ceremony Sept. 14.Units carried the POW/MIA flag over one hour blocks in teams of at least two people on a 2.4 mile