• 101 CDOS: Independence Day

    What would the 4th of July holiday be without a picnic? Here are a few tips to ensure that your outdoor feast goes smooth. Preparing food safely Wash hands before handling food and use clean utensils and containers. Dirty hands, utensils, containers and any work surfaces can contaminate food with

  • Sun sets on exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2009

    Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2009, the largest biannual military training event in Alaska, came to a close June 26 after 11 successful days of multi-service interaction at numerous locations throughout the state. This exercise, which involved almost 200 aircraft, provided nearly 9,000 service members from

  • Air Force combat controllers - only the toughest need apply

    Air Force combat controllers are a rare breed: an elite group of specialists who accompany U.S. ground troops - usually small teams of special operations forces - to serve as a liaison between those forces and the air support they rely on. Each combat controller is a fully qualified air traffic

  • AFPC Spread the Word teams to brief Eielson

    An Air Force Personnel Center "Spread the Word" briefing team arrives here July 15. An All Call briefing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. July 16, at the base theater. All Airmen and civilians are encouraged to attend. The Spread the Word briefing provides information on personnel issues and delivery

  • Tuskegee Airman of the Week June 7-13

    Staff Sgt. Jerry Vega is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Tuskegee Airman of the Week for June 7-13. Brig. Gen. Brian Bishop, 332nd AEW commander, presented Vega with the award and a commander's coin during a ceremony June 19. Vega, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire department crew

  • 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