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  • Airman trades leftovers for live game

    While most families were busy recuperating from their day-long Thanksgiving feasts, one staff sergeant donned his cold-weather gear, grabbed his compound bow and headed outside in search of a bull moose. Staff Sergeant Kyle Curtis was fairly confident he would get a moose; he just had to find one. "I saw a moose two days earlier, but misjudged the
  • KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq - Master Sgt. Stonie Martin, 506th Expeditionary Contracting directorate, talks with President George W. Bush Thanksgiving Day. Sergeant Martin was one of only two Air Force personnel to get a call from the commander in chief Thanksgiving day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gene Lappe)

    Airman receives holiday call from President

    A member of the 506th Air Expeditionary Group at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, received a once-in-a-lifetime phone call from the commander in chief Nov. 23. Master Sgt. Stonnie Martin, 506th AEG contracting directorate, was one of only two Air Force personnel to get a Thanksgiving Day call from President George W. Bush. During the conversation,
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt Timothy Huffman checks for lens defects on a pair of AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles (NVG's) in the Life Support Section of the 355th Fighter Squadron here on 29 Nov. During the winter months pilots of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska are given a greater opportunity to train with NVG's more than their counterparts in the lower 48 states due to the decrease length of sunlight. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)

    Seeing Green

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Members of the 354th Fighter Wing donate blood at the Blood Bank of Alaska, Fairbanks mobile blood drive at the base theater here on 21 Nov. The Blood Bank of Alaska supplies blood to military and civilian hospitals throughout Alaska. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)

    The Gift of Life

  • New aggressor units expand training capabilities

    Unit changes at Nellis and Eielson Air Force bases have resulted in two wings that, together, create better opportunities for Air Force pilots to train for combat against potential adversaries. In January, the 65th Aggressor Squadron was reactivated under the 57th Adversary Tactics Group at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The 65th AGRS, an F-15 Eagle unit, is

  • New Web site primed for public debut

    Icemen can expect to see a new look on Eielson's public Web site beginning next week. An Air Force plan to consolidate and standardize the appearance of its sites has finally reached bases in the Pacific Air Forces command, and Eielson is the first site in PACAF to go "live." Eielson's migration to the new format began two weeks ago using the new
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska--The wingman culture involves the entire Iceman Team, Air Force active-duty, Guard, civilians and family members. Leah Sauter, daughter of Tech. Sergeants Gennifer and Scott Sauter, and Aleah Appling, daughter of Karla and Senior Master Sgt. Robert Appling, act as each other's wingmen during Health Rocks! Nov. 10 at the Aurora Club. The girls are playing a game demonstrating how nicotine drags you down when trying to do day-to-day activities.

    Eielson highlights wingman culture locally

    The Iceman Team will take a break from normal operations Nov. 22 to focus on another area essential to its mission success - taking care of each other. Eielson will join bases across Pacific Air Forces in teaching and reinforcing the Air Force's "wingman culture," a consciousness designed to strengthen the morale and welfare of units by devoting
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Brianna Presley, daughter of Tech. Sgt. Sonya Foster, 354th Contracting Squadron, tests out new laser tag equipment with peers from Ben Eielson High School Oct. 27 at the base fitness center.

    Laser tag up and running

    A new laser tag system, one of Eielson's latest quality of life projects is officially up and running at the fitness center. More than $42,000 was spent by the 354th Fighter Wing to bring 16 machine pistols, two "Big Guns," two mines and ammo dumps, numerous inflatable blockades and computers to upload gaming information to determine team winners,

  • MADD honors top DUI officers

    Mothers Against Drunk Driving's Fairbanks Chapter held its three-year anniversary Sunday at West Valley High School. To commemorate the occasion MADD unveiled a new ad poster and bumper sticker which will soon be turning up all over base and in the Fairbanks community. MADD recognized local law enforcement top DUI officers from and around
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airman First Class Matthew Orr and Airman Heather Mangerson, 354th Maintenance Squadron, 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, install a slip ring onto an F-16 targeting pod here on 15 November. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)

    Pod maintenance

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