• How to gain financial freedom

    Some Airmen arrive at their first duty stations with little experience with budgeting, saving and investing for the future, however, financial woes can affect servicemembers at any point in their careers.The Personal Financial Readiness manager offers tips and tricks to successful financial

  • AFSA represents Eielson

    Periodically congress meets to discuss topics that directly affect servicemembers and their families.Instead of allowing the opinions and preferences of Airmen to go unheard, Eielson's Air Force Sergeants Association is one path Airmen here can take to show their involvement and potentially

  • CMSAF speaks to Iceman Team

    The chief master sergeant of the Air Force visited Eielson Air Force Base Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, presenting the Iceman Team with new perspectives, praise and gratitude for serving their nation.Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy spoke on the challenging job ahead of today's Air Force,

  • Youth tour control tower, 18th AGRS

    Teens from the Boys and Girls Home of Alaska were given a firsthand look at operations on base to help inspire and motivate them Aug. 31.The tour, meant to educate and encourage, allowed the teens to see aircraft and hear what Eielson does on a daily basis. They can then share the experience with

  • Icemen participate in Pacific Unity 11-4

    Two Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, provided finance and contracting expertise recently in support of Pacific Unity 11-4, a humanitarian outreach project in Vietnam. Tech. Sgt. Tamica Rippke, 354th Comptrollers Squadron finance budget analyst, and Tech. Sgt. Eric Moss, 354th Contracting

  • Misawa maintainers learn from RF-A

    Each year, RED FLAG-Alaska provides the opportunity for servicemembers from a variety of locations to build and refresh their skills in the air and on the ground.Maintainers from Misawa Air Base, Japan joined RF-A 11-3 to support the various sorties for their pilots.No matter their location, a

  • Eielson housing project nears completion

    After years of construction, the base housing project is approaching completion.The four-phase project called for the demolition of 331 houses, the construction of 349 new houses and the renovation of 99 existing houses.The houses that were demolished were 30 years old and older. The new homes are

  • Safe, happy hunting requires proper preparation

    Alaska has a lot to offer individuals who enjoy the great outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. For nature lovers or those interested in losing themselves in outdoor activities, the first step should be seeking out more experienced outdoorsmen for advice. The 354th Civil Engineer Squadron

  • Eielson Airman upholds wingman concept

    Airmen are charged with taking care of their fellow Airmen every day both on and off duty. In the U.S. Air Force we call this the wingman concept.Although the wingman concept applies to more than simply alcohol-related incidents, those incidents are the most typical examples of using the wingman

  • Eielson: this is Aggressor Country

    Cowboys and Indians, cops and robbers, superhero and super villain -- every fight has a good guy and a bad guy. A team of pilots here fills both rolls, playing adversary and teacher to educate other aircrews how to defeat real enemies. The mission of the 18th Aggressor Squadron is to prepare U.S.