• College grants up for grabs

    The Air Force Aid Society will award up to 3,000 grants to dependents of Air Force members for their college education through the General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program. Applications for these $2,000 need-based grants are now available from the Society's website, www.afas.org. Completed

  • It's called a "Silent Killer"

    Often called the silent killer, carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels such as gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil, and methane burn incompletely. If you reside in base housing your risk is decreased due to steam heat and electric stoves which do not

  • Find a rewarding career with OSI

    If someone were to ask you, "What does the Air Force Office of Special Investigations do," how would you respond? If you said, they are the people who wear civilian clothes and investigate military members using drugs, you would be partially correct, but that is not all we do. The AFOSI has many

  • New CGO housing at Eielson

    Base leadership recently held an open house ribbon cutting ceremony in Ravens Wood neighborhood, Eielson Air Force Base's newest housing tract.The company-grade officer housing area will add 29 new homes to the base's housing inventory once the construction contractor transfers ownership to the

  • Eielson strives for VPP star status

    Eielson Air Force Base recently became involved in the Voluntary Protection Program which encourages Airmen and civilian workers to practice safe habits and remain vigilant for possible workplace hazards.The Department of Defense VPP Center of Excellence gap analysis team inspected different units

  • Comm Sq. keeps airfield wired

    Airfield systems Airmen maintain various electronic components to help preserve the Eielson Air Force Base mission and keep pilots flying.The airfield systems shop is responsible for the regular maintenance and periodic inspection of vital sysyems to help carry on war-fighting capabilities;

  • Fitness specialists focus on fitness, fun

    The Air Force has become more fitness centric in recent years, encouraging Airmen to become physically fit and live healthier. Airmen who staff the fitness center here are trained and eager to help patrons meet fitness goals.Baker Field House is full of fitness opportunities. The facility has more

  • Your new card--travel with care

    In case you missed it, the Government Travel Card (GTC) program was recently replaced by a new system; the Controlled Spend Account (CSA) card. With these new cards already in process of being distributed there are some need-to-know basics about this new system that will need to highlighted.First,

  • Air Terminal Ops Airmen make deploying possible

    When Eielson or Fort Wainwright is given a deployment notification to move personnel or cargo out, the 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Terminal Operations Airmen play a vital role in making that mission happen.Currently, the Air Terminal Operations section is preparing to send the 18th

  • RF-A planning starts early

    Eielson Air Force Base prepared itself for RED FLAG-Alaska by inviting participants to planning conferences Jan. 10 to 14.In a series of briefings, Eielson provided RF-A 11-1 participants with general information and identified administrative responsibilities required for the exercise. "The planning