• Eielson's outstanding teachers honored May 7

    The 354th Fighter Wing honored seven outstanding teachers and school support staff at a luncheon May 7 at the Yukon Club. Each of the teachers and support staff were nominated for their merit and commitment to providing quality education to students at Anderson Elementary, Crawford Elementary and

  • 353rd CTS Support Northern Edge 2008

    In its fifteenth iteration, Northern Edge is Alaska's largest military training excercise. The exercise is held over a two-week period, involving components from the Army, Marine, Navy, and Air Force. The joint-training exercise provides U.S. military branches with not only an environment to train

  • 101 CDOS Week 1: Drinking and Driving

    Impaired Driving Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes kill someone every 31 minutes and non-fatally injure someone every two minutes. But there are effective measures that can be taken to prevent injuries and deaths from impaired driving. Occurrence and Consequences · During 2005, 16,885 people in

  • U.S - Japan Search for WWII Japanese MIAs in Alaska

    The Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced May 13 that a small team of Japanese and U.S. specialists is visiting Attu Island, Alaska, in search of burial locations of the Japanese soldiers who are still missing from a 1943 World War II battle there. The Department of Defense, the U.S.

  • New experimental equipment enhances Airmen capabilities

    It's not uncommon for a Tactical Air Control Party Airmen, navigating through miles of rugged terrain, to carry close to a hundred pounds of equipment in order to call in an air strike. In fact, it is their mission to advise Army commanders about that capability and use of air power to enhance

  • Base to clean its act in time for spring

    The litter left behind after a six-month winter in Alaska is something not to be ignored. The annual FOD walk and a base clean-up both take place May 22, with all base units participating. "The aesthetics of the base reflect the dedication of its people, and this event is here to put that ethos into

  • Awareness briefings to spark summer safety campaign

    Brig. Gen. Mark Graper, 354th Fighter Wing commander and Lt. Col. Todd Craigie, 354th FW chief of safety will host two "101 Critical Days of Summer" awareness briefings at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. May 22 at the base theater. Attendance is mandatory for base military personnel and highly encouraged for

  • Northern Edge participants make safety, environment issues priority

    Joint U.S. forces hone current and test future applications of contingency operations in a variety of environmental circumstances in Northern Edge 08, while taking every precaution to protect the Alaska environment. All participants consider safety and environmental issues during flight operations.