Congress authorizes paternity leave for new fathers

Eligible Airmen are now authorized 10 days of permissive (nonchargeable) paternity leave following the birth of their newborns, courtesy of the 2009 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress. Eligible members will submit their request for paternity leave on a hardcopy AF

Operation Cookie Crunch great success

Honorary 3rd Lieutenant joins the Iceman Team

Cookie crunch-time

Wing Leadership Symposium

Base library offers free alternatives

The base library offers a variety of items for the Eielson community. While many people may think of books when they hear the word library, most libraries have kept up with the times and offer movies and media player books. New DVDs available include Iron Man, Kung-Fu Panda, Wall-E, and Indiana

Tis' the season

Aggressors, personnel to support adversary training at Hickam

Ten jets, 28 operations personnel and about 100 maintainers of the 18th Aggressor Squadron left between Saturday and Monday for Hickam AFB, Hawaii, to provide adversary training and support to the 199th Fighter Squadron and the Hawaii Air National Guard F-15s. This is their first stop in their

Pharmacy activates new automated dispensing system for patients' convenience

The Eielson pharmacy has a new, state-of-the-art, automated dispensing system designed to be more convenient and accessible to patients: the Automated Prescription Machine. The APM is a stand-alone unit capable of dispensing refills filled at the clinic pharmacy. The machine is located in the arctic

Hall of Fame for Dec. 5 to 11

Staff Sgt. Janice Norwood, 354th Medical Support Squadron NCO in charge of the commander's support staff, is the Hall of Fame pick for the week of Dec. 5 to 11.  Hometown: Jersey City, N.J. Years in service: Almost six years. Family: Michael, husband, and two dogs. Education: College degree.