• Welcome RED FLAG-Alaska participants!

    Welcome to Alaska and Eielson AFB! On behalf of the men and women of the Iceman Team, we are honored to have you with us for RED FLAG-Alaska 10-1 and we look forward to serving with you. A special welcome to our international guests from Japan, NATO, Thailand and Mongolia! RED FLAG-Alaska builds on

  • 'Year of the Air Force Family' Web site launched

    Air Force officials have launched a new Web site to showcase the Year of the Air Force Family effort. Airmen and their families can log on to www.af.mil/yoaff/ to learn about AF-wide initiatives, monthly themes and programs, as well as contact local installation Airman Family and Readiness Centers

  • HAWC, Fitness Center staff offer expertise, strengthen Airmen

    Walking around Baker House Fitness Center and selecting one of the tons of free weights, more than 100 pieces of cardio equipment, and 30 cable weight circuit machines can be a daunting task to anyone with a limited amount of time. With today's primary tasks, additional duties and training, what

  • Instructors build Airmen into leaders

    Airman Leadership School brings Airmen one step closer to more pay, an extra stripe on their sleeve, and an increase of their responsibilities, but to the instructors at Eielson's ALS, it is a lifestyle in which they are passionate about teaching the valuable leadership skills to the Air Force's

  • Ceremony honors POW/MIAs

    The 354th Fighter Wing held a Prisoner of War and Missing in Action ceremony here, Sept. 18. The ceremony, attended by distinguished visitors from around Alaska, was a base-wide function to honor all POW/MIAs. During the ceremony Col. Michael Jordan, 354th Fighter Wing vice commander, discussed

  • Pacific Air Forces commander focuses on future

    The commander of Pacific Air Forces spoke with national media members to outline his responsibilities during the 2009 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 16 at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Gen. Gary North discussed his role as the Pacific Air Forces

  • Is EEO really a readiness issue?

    According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEO is a readiness issue. The current cost of processing an EEO case at the informal level is around $18,000. However, if the case gets to the formal level, the cost of the case rises to over $100,000. All complaints are managed by the base

  • Wing Readiness Day prepares Airmen for ORI

    Due to the end of the fiscal year and associated slow down in operations tempo, 354th Fighter Wing senior leadership see an opportunity to focus on Eielson's Operational Readiness Inspection preparation and deployment readiness. From Sept. 28 through 30, wing personnel, both civilian and military,

  • MOC Airmen ensure mission success is no joke

    Maintainers are highly visible working on aircraft out on the flightline, but it is a select group of Airmen who are responsible for tracking and ensuring Eielson's fleet of jets are maintained everyday. The 354th Maintenance Group Maintenance Operations Center personnel work day, swing and mid