• Securing Alaska's Interior

    The Department of Homeland Security teamed up with Eielson Air Force Base in an effort to keep the Fairbanks North Star Borough safer on May 5. A Military Working Dog team, 354th Security Forces Squadron, and an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, 354th Civil Engineering Squadron, swept the new wing

  • Hall of Fame for May 15 to 21

    Staff Sgt. Joseph Mooney Jr., 354th Medical Operations Squadron Diagnostic Imaging Assistant NCOICHometown: Stratford, Conn. Years in Service: 10 years, 10 months Family: Engaged, Jennifer Previous Assignments: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; Misawa Air Base, Japan; Keesler AFB, Miss.;

  • Meet the new Operations Group commander

    Col. Phillip Hoover, 354th Operations Group commander Time in Service: 23 years Reason for joining:My father was in the Air Force. I joined because it's comfortable--like my extended family, there is a sense of belonging. I also wanted to be a part of something bigger. If you could have any job in

  • Now Playing: Sex Signals

    "Sex Signals", an interactive improvisation show, will be at the base theater today. The show will give Airmen across Eielson the opportunity to better understand the importance the Air Force has placed on sexual assault prevention.The presentation is one part of Eielson's Sexual Assault Prevention

  • 101 Critical days of summer

    The Summer Safety Campaign is fast approaching, which means that it's time for the 354th Fighter Wing to hold its annual Summer Safety Campaign briefings. May 15 there will be two mandatory safety briefs at the base theater. The first brief is at 8 a.m., and the second is at 3 p.m. All military

  • Simplifying the moving process

    For servicemembers, Department of Defense civilians and their families, permanent change of station moves can be a stressful reality of military life. To improve the moving process and streamline it for those who support it, the DoD developed a new personal property program called Defense Personal

  • H1N1 Flu outbreak

    Recently there have been a number of cases of swine flu--H1N1 or influenza A, reported in the media. The Department of Defense and all segments of the U.S. government are working along with our international partners to lessen the impact of the H1N1 flu outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and