• Santa's Mailbag Program yearly tradition for 354th OSS

    Dear Santa and Mrs. Claus, My name is Julie Smith, I am 7 years old and I have been a very good girl this year and I want the Barbie Shopping Time Cash Register for Christmas and a puppy. I am leaving you milk and cookies for when you visit me. Love, Julie These are the types of letters the men and

  • Alaska State Adjutant General visits the FOL

    Maj. Gen. Craig Campbell, Alaska State Adjutant General, visited the Airmen of the 478th Expeditionary Operations Squadron Nov. 15 in order to show support for his troops. Airmen from Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Air Refueling Wing are currently deployed here supporting operations at the FOL.

  • Anderson Elementary rewarded for yearly progress in test scores

    Anderson Elementary School on Eielson Air Force Base has been named one of two National Title I Distinguished Schools in Alaska. The two schools -- Anderson and Mountain View Elementary School in Anchorage -- were selected for the honor by the state Department of Education. "We're proud, of course,

  • New log-in notice to clarify computer use issues

    Defense Department employees soon will see a new notice on their government computer screens informing them that their e-mails are subject to monitoring and that use of the computer means they recognize and consent to that monitoring. The revised language will appear throughout the department within

  • Incentive Ride Program ends year with bang

    As Sept. 15 marked the end of the incentive flight program for the fiscal year, incentive nominees can thank the 18th Aggressor Squadron and the 354th Operations Support Squadron for an experience of a lifetime. "In 2007 the F-16D model closed the program on a very high note completing 44 incentive

  • Raptor survives three-week ice age

    Being located near the top of the world makes Eielson not only a strategic location; it also gives the team at Eielson the distinct pleasure of being the host to different aircraft undergoing cold-weather testing. The most recent visitor being the F-22 Raptor. The Raptor came from Edwards AFB,

  • USProtect contract runs out, CIS to step in

    On Dec.1, Eielson personnel will no longer see the blue uniform of the USProtect guarding Eielson's gates. They will be replaced by Chenega Integrated Systems' choice uniforms, bearing the Chenega logo. "The guards will have new uniforms but, you will see the same friendly faces you've been seeing,"

  • CBRNE change to affect all military, emergency essential civilians

    With the implementation of a new Air Force Instruction, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive training has changed dramatically and will affect all Eielson military personnel and emergency-essential civilian employees. AFI 10-2501 IC1, released Sept. 28, requires two types of

  • Eielson Airman awarded PACAF Male Athlete of the Year

    After participating in more than 100 running and triathlon events, Master Sgt. Robert Wieland, 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs superintendent, gets the distinguished pleasure to receive the 2007 Pacific Air Forces Male Athlete of the Year award. Sergeant Wieland is also a member of the Air Force