• B-52's mission, strength enhanced at Northern Edge 09

     The 96th Bomb Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, deployed here for exercise Northern Edge 2009 to practice mission planning and war-time procedures. The 96th BS brought three B-52H Stratofortress' here from Barksdale to train in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and over the

  • Spouses dig in for Heritage Park

    Eielson's Heritage Park seemed to come alive with the smell of sweet flowers and fresh top soil as volunteers worked hard planting last weekend. The volunteers were members of the Officer and Enlisted Spouse's Clubs; the two organizations came together to benefit the base community by landscaping

  • ALS Class 09-4 graduates announced

    The following senior airmen have graduated from Airman Leadership School, congratulations! John Tranum, John L. Levitow AwardVictoria Fisher, Academic Acheivement AwardDouglas Mullins, Leadership AwardKristian AtkinsonMichael BryantAndrew CieslinskiDaniel DoyleRobert Metthe, IIIAnthony Yannielli

  • Directing the boom in NE09

    Air National Guardsmen from the 168th Air Refueling Squadron here conducted a four-hour in-flight refueling mission Friday, June 19, as part of Exercise Northern Edge 2009. During the mission, Airmen from the 168th honed their aerial refueling skills by topping off F-15 and F-22 fighter jets to keep

  • Marines, Airmen fuel up Northern Edge

    Pacific Command's Exercise Northern Edge 2009 is allowing more than 200 aircraft the opportunity to train in nearly 120,000 square miles of airspace above interior Alaska and the Gulf of Alaska, June 15 through 26. With the numerous aircraft in the air and massive amounts of mileage to cover during

  • 101 CDOS: barbecue safety

    Barbecue time!So let's get the grill ready to go! Spend a few minutes on your "Q", and you'll have a cleaner, safer running barbecue. Whenever you barbecue... -Make sure that the barbecue is at least five feet or, better yet, 10 feet from the house or any other material that could catch fire. -Only

  • The next level of PT

    As physical training standards increase and continue to become stricter, Airmen are still responsible for meeting and maintaining fitness standards. Eielson's PT program is leading the way and was validated by a Staff Assistance Visit from Pacific Air Forces Headquarters. But for those individuals

  • Let a wingman drive you home

    Since January 1 Airmen Against Drunk Driving has provided safe transportation to, and possibly saved the lives of, more than 150 members of Eielson. Eielson Airmen sacrifice their personal time every Friday and Saturday night to provide a safe ride home to those who may have had too much to drink,