• Civil Engineer notices smoke through trees, aids in saving lives

    It was nothing out of the ordinary the morning of Aug. 7, as Staff Sgt. Michael Huntington drove himself to work: it was a normal dreary morning in the Interior, low-laying clouds and drizzling, but something didn't seem quite right to him. The keen observance and quick actions of the 354th Civil

  • Eielson AFB television news now online

    Members of the Iceman Team can now get their base information updates via the Internet, not only by reading news stories and seeing photos but also watching broadcast news stories at www.eielson.af.mil.  The broadcast stories are updated as they are edited and published, and archived as the event

  • Senior leaders meet to discuss, decide way ahead for force

    Senior Air Force leaders gathered for a strategic summit Aug. 27 at Bolling Air Force Base to discuss the way ahead for the Air Force as a part of the August emphasis on strategic planning. "The summit allows us to identify issues that need senior leader review and decide on matters affecting the

  • Pilot for a Day program reaches out to boy stricken with illness

    On a Learjet a mere six hours after his birth, this animated and vivacious 15-year-old's mom said she felt it was only appropriate for him to be in a jet again - even if it was only a simulator. Alex Lee was born with congenital heart defects and Down syndrome; his mother Patrice said he wasn't

  • Iceman Team dedicates facility to lost comrade

    In 2006 the family, friends and extended military family of explosive ordinance disposal Airman Master Sgt. Brad Clemmons gathered to mourn his death and celebrate his life in a memorial service here. On Aug. 21, 2008, exactly two years after his life was tragically cut short, people again gathered

  • Airmen, Soldiers, Fairbanks volunteers strengthen community together

    Eighty Airmen, Soldiers and civic leaders volunteered their afternoon August 22 to support this year's Community Partnership Day event at Eielson Air Force Base. The volunteers all chipped in to plant trees, which when fully grown, will provide natural shade for the path to Eielson's Two Seasons

  • Post Office closes in observance of Labor Day

    All Post Offices will be closed Sept. 1, 2008, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. There will be no mail delivery on that day, either residential or commercial; however, Express Mail will be delivered. Normal mail service will resume Sept. 2, 2008, and all Post Offices will be open during their

  • 101 CDOS Week 14: Staying Safe Around Urban Wildlife

    Eielson AFB is home to several different types of wildlife but the most common sight on base (besides geese) is the Alaskan moose. Weighing in at almost 1,000 pounds, the average Alaskan moose weighs about five times as much as an average person. So what should you do when confronted by this large