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  • Spouses to Teachers program expands to Pacific region

    Military spouses living overseas and interested in a professional and portable teaching career now have additional assistance with the Spouses to Teachers program. Effective throughout the U.S. Pacific Command since Feb. 1, Spouses to Teachers offers resources and counseling to military spouses searching for employment in Alaska, Hawaii, Japan,

  • Air Force clubs offering scholarships

    Air Force Services Agency officials are offering $25,000 in scholarships for club members and eligible family members. Through its Air Force Clubs Division, the agency is offering the annual scholarship program for the 11th year, sponsored in part by Chase Bank and Coca-Cola. "This is an exclusive club member program," said Frank Black, chief of

  • Using OPSEC in the exercise environment

    As the Eielson AFB gears up for the summer exercise season, personnel are reminded that it is essential to apply solid and smart Operations Security. Though OPSEC is always vital to mission success, practicing it is especially important during up-tempo operations, such as Red Flag-Alaska and base emergency management exercises, to ensure

  • Eielson unit selected for process improvement study

    Pacific Air Forces has selected the 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron to validate the new process oriented organizational structure directed by Air Staff. Eielson is one of only 12 test bases Air Force wide to be selected. This isn't the first time the service has taken new approaches to the way in which it supplies fuels, cryogenics, equipment,

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month: The Clothesline Project

    This April the Department of Defense will take a concerted stand against sexual assault as it observes Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This annual event provides us with the opportunity to increase knowledge and promote prevention of this crime through special events and public education. This year's theme for SAAM is "Stand Up Against Sexual

  • TriWest's interactive map brings help from home to families coping with deployment

    Service members returning from the war in Iraq, now have a new resource to help them and their family members deal with the unique set of re-adjustment challenges they face. In a proactive approach to preventing, identifying and treating post deployment issues, TriWest Healthcare Alliance today launched an interactive behavioral health resource map
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Tech. Sgt. Christopher Stone, 354th Security Forces Squadron, talks to Senior Leadership and Commanders for Mission Support Group Standup about crime scene investigation on March 21. Following the business-as-usual staff meetings, the attendees are given tours and briefed by Airmen and Non-Commissioned Officers on specific operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

    Crime Scene Processing

  • Air Force fosters "warrior ethos" in all Airmen

    Whether it's the recent changes to basic military training, continual preparation for deployments, engaging in combat or new and better uniforms, Air Force leaders are instilling a warrior mindset in Airmen. That warrior ethos -- the foundation of what it means to be an Airman -- traces its roots to the era when the Air Force first became an
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airman 1st Class Stephen Rehdantz, 354th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), works on an A-10 seat during its Time Compliance Technical Order 36 month seat inspection here on 21 Mar. The MXS Egress shop conducts the inspection to ensure that the seat is operating properly which usually takes 2 days from the time it is removed from the aircraft until it is reinstalled. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)

    Thrust You Can Trust

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Capt. Ryan King, 168th Air Refueling Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, taxis in on the runway after returning from a refueling training mission here on 15 Mar. The 168th ARW mission is to train and equip KC-135R combat crews to provide air refueling in support of PACAF Operations Plans and worldwide refueling taskings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

    Keeping Them Airborne

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