• Eielson Airman renders combat first aid to Soldiers

    An Air Force medic applied combat first aid to Soldiers when their vehicle was attacked by an improvised explosive device in Kapisa Province, in October. Senior Airman Ashley Jackson, a medic deployed from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, with Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team was riding in a

  • Winter driving safety

    Winters in interior Alaska are harsher than most -- with its long hours of darkness, snow and ice, and the ever-present below freezing temperatures. Icemen should take special caution when venturing out during the winter months, even if it's just a short run to the store. "Due to road conditions in

  • Airmen MOPP up for practice

    Where can Airmen experience teamwork, refresh their memory, learn something new and spend three hours in various levels of mission oriented protective posture gear? One event where the success of training required participants to use these skills was the Ability To Survive and Operate Task

  • Uniform board release fleece wear policy

    The 98th Air Force Virtual Uniform Board authorized wear of the sage green fleece as an outer garment with the airman battle uniform earlier this month.According to the policy released Oct. 9, "wear of the sage green fleece as an outer garment without name tape, service designator, and rank is

  • Add safety to routine at the pump

    Throughout a normal day, many people have set routines just as if it were etched in their memories. These are taken for granted because they have been done so many times beforehand. Without knowing better, performing some routines may place others in danger. Oil companies have issued warnings

  • Article 15 punishments imposed in July through September

    The following are Uniform Code of Military Justice actions taken against members of the Eielson Air Force Base community: An airman first class from 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, endangered the welfare of his two children, both under the age of 16, by having feces and garbage on the floors,

  • Air Force Reserve 2010 courses nomination deadline approaching

    The Air Force Reserve School Selection Board will convene at HQ Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, Colo. during the month of January 2010 to select Air Force Reserve officers (and E8/9 for Reserve Component National Security Course) to attend Developmental Education; Officer Professional

  • Stop the Violence

    What do Rihanna, Tom Cruise, and the NFL's Adam "Pacman" Jones have in common? Contestants on the hit TV show "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?" might need to use one of their "life-lines" to get this one right. The answer, they each have experienced mental, emotional and physical domestic violence

  • B-52 crews gain invaluable skills at RF-A

    Every member of the B-52 Stratofortress community, visiting from Minot Air Force Base, N. D. for RED FLAG-Alaska 10-1, seemed to have at least one valued experience from the training events here. Accompanying four of the 23rd Bomber Squadron's B-52s, both the air and ground crews gained realistic