• Care Teams: Families helping families in times of need

    With Eielson as the test base, Pacific Air Forces is borrowing best practices--the most efficient and effective way of accomplishing a task--from our brothers in arms, to develop the Care Team initiative. When an Airman unexpectedly dies or becomes injured, Care Teams, originally an Army concept for

  • OPSEC, the threat, and you...

    Operations security is always vital to mission success and although there may be times that the need to practice good OPSEC procedures increases, such as up-tempo operations like Red Flag-Alaska, Icemen need to understand that solid OPSEC needs to occur all the time. While bad OPSEC can lead to

  • Protocol: preserving tradition, enhancing experiences

    The 354th Fighter Wing Protocol Office is the point of contact for distinguished visitors and also responsible for planning and coordinating all official functions and ceremonies for the wing commander. Their job is to also be sensitive to the needs of others. Their attention to detail-- adding that

  • 354th Fighter Wing Quarterly Award Winners

    The winners of the 354th Fighter Wing Quarterly Awards: Airman of the Quarter: Senior Airman David Drainer, 354th Operations Group NCO of the Quarter: Staff Sgt. Frank Poyner, 354th Mission Support Group SNCO of the Quarter: Master Sgt. Ronald Menges, 354th Mission Support GroupCGO of the Quarter:

  • Finance process moves to AFFSC

    The Air Force is transforming its Financial Management operations military and travel payment processes to the Air Force Financial Services Center Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., on Feb. 27., the largest change in Financial Management's 60-year plus history. The change will help to provide more

  • VITA program helps Airmen in tax season

    Eielson's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program provides free tax advice, preparation, and assistance to active duty Airmen stationed here at Eielson and local retirees. Each year, Airmen volunteer or are nominated by their commander to take a week-long training session to become a certified unit

  • Tax benefits for deployments

    Many airmen filing taxes will benefit from military pay exclusion for service in a combat zone. The Internal Revenue Service defines a combat zone as an area where members of the Armed Forces have or are currently been engaged in combat and is designated by the president in an executive order. As an