• Society of American Military Engineers visits local HS

    Students at Ben Eielson Junior Senior High School learned about engineering Mar. 15 when members of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) spoke about their professions.SAME members - including civilian Air Force and Army engineers, uniformed Air Force Civil Engineer officers, and those

  • KC-135 finds home at Heritage Park

    Through longtime planning and cooperation, Airmen from the 168th Air Refueling Wing and 354th Fighter Wing transferred a KC-135 Stratotanker to its new home in Heritage Park March 15."The base personnel have done a fantastic job planning and building Heritage Park and we are proud to be a part of

  • New law allows military spouses to keep residency for voting purposes

    Before November, spouses often had to change residency each time they moved with their military spouse to a new state. However, President Obama signed the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act into law on Nov. 11, 2009 giving new protection to spouses of military members.This law helps spouses in

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month:"Hurts one...affects all."

    The month of April is designated Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and brings an opportunity to focus on the education and prevention of sexual violence. The Department of Defense's theme for this year's SAAM is, "Hurts one...Affects all. Preventing sexual assault is everyone's duty."The Sexual

  • AFAF kicks off

    Never leave a wingman behind is one of the Air Force's key concepts, something that is briefed at every opportunity. This is your chance to help a fellow Airman.The Air Force Assistance Fund will kick off with a breakfast at the chapel March 29 and conclude May 7 with a bowl-a-thon at the Arctic

  • Iceman receives Antarctica Service Medal

    Staff Sgt. Michael Stolp was awarded the Antarctica Service Medal Feb. 22 for his service in Antarctica.Sergeant Stolp deployed to the McMurdo Dry Valley, Antarctica for 32 days to assist the Air Force Technical Applications Center maintenance team with annual maintenance of its seismic monitoring