• Eielson's DCC helps facilitate Army Deployment

    Eielson Air Force Base Deployment Control Center processed nearly 5,000 Fort Wainwright U.S. Army Soldiers as well as other war fighting assets through the Joint Mobility Complex with help from various agencies on base. From Feb. 3 to 6 the DCC played an integral role as the primary hub for

  • Air Force announces FY11 additional force management measures

    Air Force leaders announced involuntary force management programs Feb. 2 to reduce personnel as a supplement to the voluntary programs announced in December. These measures are part of the Air Force's multi-year Force Management Program aimed at shaping and sizing the force. With more Airmen

  • Amber Hall adding ADA-compliant measures

    The 354th Civil Engineering Squadron has initiated an effort to make the base and its facilities more accessible to all personnel, residents and visitors.Starting with a construction project at Amber Hall, engineers are installing several automatic doors and a chair lift at the east front entryway.

  • Voting slogan contest ends April 8

    For the first time ever, the Federal Voting Assistance Program is opening its biennial voting poster and slogan contests to all U.S. citizens worldwide using Challenge.gov to facilitate the process.The FVAP Slogan Contest challenge asks for slogan ideas that inspire members of the military, their

  • Induction ceremony recognizes Eielson's newest chiefs

    A Chief Induction Ceremony was held to honor three newly inducted chief master sergeants Jan. 26, 2011 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.Members of the 354th Fighter Wing and 168th Air Refueling Wing were joined by retired Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley to recognize these

  • SERE stands up to the challenge

    SERE specialists were challenged with intensive tasks during a week-long advanced training program From Jan. 24 to Feb. 5, at Eielson Air Force Base.Detachment 1, 66th Training Squadron held two instruction courses--each a week-long designed to teach Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape

  • 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