• 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.

  • 'Death from the Darkness' trains in Land of Midnight Sun

    The Bats of Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 packed up their planes in Iwakuni, Japan, flew thousands of miles, and arrived to find 19 hours of daylight each day, May 5 to 16, at Northern Edge 2008 at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, Alaska. Northern Edge is a joint-service

  • 1st pilot in 18th AGRS marks 2,000-hour milestone

    The 18th Aggressor Squadron's first pilot to reach a career hallmark flew his 2,000th hour in the F-16 May 7. "Two-thousand hours in the F-16 was an important goal for me," said Maj. Gene Cassingham. "I've been blessed to stay in the cockpit since 1995." Major Cassingham is now the fifth pilot on

  • Aggressors support Northern Edge air operations

    "We are the bad guys. We are the 'Aggressors'," said Tech. Sgt. Gary Pursley, flightline expeditor, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Unit of the 18th Aggressor Squadron. Sergeant Pursley along with the rest of the Airmen in the 18th AMU play an important role in Northern Edge 2008, an annual joint-training

  • Alaska ANG support key to Northern Edge success

    It's easy to be impressed watching America's best fighter aircraft tear through the sky - some at supersonic speeds - as they train on counter air, close-air support and air interdiction missions. Somewhere above it all, flying at 28,000 feet, is an important key to the success of Northern Edge