• Bowling fundraiser knocks pins, warms hearts

    The 2007 Operation Warmheart Bowl-a-thon fundraiser takes place 5 p.m. Nov. 17 at the bowling center. The fundraiser is the First Sergeant Council's sole fundraising event to raise money for Thanksgiving baskets and commissary vouchers for families in-need during the holiday season, said Master Sgt.

  • Hall of Fame for Nov. 16 to 22

    Staff Sgt. Sommer Orton, 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron mobility supply craftsmanHometown: Conneautville, Pa. Years in service: Eight Family: Husband, Joseph, and a 13-month old daughter. Education: High School Diploma Previous Assignments: RAF Lakenheath, England, and Hurlburt Field, Fla.

  • Eielson chief promotees announced

    The following Eielson senior master sergeants have been promoted to chief master sergeant: Matthew Marshall Michael Miller Daniel Morin Daniel Olson John Schrecengost Dale Uden Congratulations!

  • New Tricare beneficiary Web site available

    Tricare Prime and Prime Remote beneficiaries in the U.S., including Hawaii and Alaska, can enroll online with the new beneficiary Web enrollment, known as BWE. "The new online system may be one of Tricare's most convenient tools to date," said Army Maj. Gen. Elder Granger, the deputy director of

  • Shingles vaccine available to beneficiaries age 60, older

    Following a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation issued Oct. 19 Tricare now covers Zostavax, the vaccine designed to prevent shingles for beneficiaries age 60 and older. Shingles is a painful viral disease that affects more than one million Americans every year. More than half

  • Formal training scheduling to centralize

    Scheduling of all Air Force-directed formal training historically accomplished by major command personnel and manpower directorates is being centralized at the Air Force Personnel Center here to streamline services and make maximum use of Air Force resources. Formal training includes all Air

  • AF announces virtual selections to chief master sergeant

    For the first time, 416 senior master sergeants will soon learn of their promotion to chief master sergeant online as the Air Force moves to virtual promotions notification. The complete select list will be available Nov. 14 at 8 a.m. CST on the Air Force Personnel Center public Web site. Virtual

  • Harlem Ambassadors come to Eielson in December

    Each December for the past six seasons, the Harlem Ambassadors have headed north to the cold weather of Alaska and have always received a warm reception, making another stop to play 5 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Baker Field House here. "The Alaska fans are the best. They always show us so much love," said