• AF officials announce manpower force structure changes

    Air Force officials released force structure changes and resulting manpower impacts from the new DoD strategic guidance and fiscal 2013 President's Budget Mar. 6.The fiscal 2013 President's Budget adjusts Air Force military end strength to 501,000, with net reductions of 3,900 Active Duty, 5,100 Air

  • Eielson Icemen continue 15-year hockey tradition

    Fairbanks, Alaska, is known for being a city devoted to hockey, and the passion for the game has extended to the Iceman Team.For more than 15 years, Eielson Air Force Base has had a hockey team, a tradition which Tech. Sgt. Joe Straub, one of the team captains, hopes will continue through the years

  • Home away from home

    No family pays to stay at a Fisher House, and this privilege is now available to the Iceman Team after a new house was opened at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Dec. 22, 2011, making the 56th Fisher House the first of its kind in Alaska.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz attended the

  • Making the Transition: Life after the military

    Military careers inevitably have a shelf life. Each Airman will face a time in their career when he or she will have to make an informed decision about their future - life after the military. Before shifting into civilian life, the Transition Assistance Program ensures service members gain critical

  • DUI-free bowling reinforces Air Force resiliency

    More than 60 Airmen from the 354th Communications Squadron participated in DUI-free bowling Feb. 24, a reward for the squadron's responsible decision not to drink and drive. In fact, the 354th CS Cyber Icemen have currently remained DUI free for more than 534 days. According to Maj. Charles Haag,

  • Educators look toward students' future

    As an adult, it may be apparent how important early educational choices are to future career decisions. That is not always the case for young students.Ben Eielson High School held the second annual Career Day event Feb. 16, so eighth through eleventh graders could learn more about class electives in

  • AFAF: a Commitment to Caring

    The Air Force Assistance Fund has a legacy of Airmen helping Airmen, which is demonstrated by members' commitment every year and donations received. It is a way the Air Force gives back to its Airmen, and is supported by the very people it helps - the men and women of the U.S. Air Force.With another

  • Continuing the legacy

    It is an extra duty that embodies the Air Force core value of "service before self." But more importantly, it is a family bonded by tradition. Since April 1981, the Eielson Base Honor Guard has been committed to "excellence in all we do," serving the base, servicemembers, veterans and the local