• Guidelines for holiday fundraising

    As the holiday season rolls into town Icemen need to ensure they follow proper federal regulations regarding fundraising. The following is a list of do's and don'ts to follow during a fundraiser. DON'Ts: · Don't wear your uniform while asking for donations or prizes from outside businesses.

  • Officials announce virtual enlisted promotion release

    Beginning with the November 2007 chief master sergeant promotion announcement, Airmen will be able to access the results of their promotion consideration on their own from anywhere in the world. Through the new virtual enlisted promotion release system, promotion lists will be posted on the Air

  • Remember food safety during the holiday season

    Sharing holiday meals with friends and family is an important part of the holiday season. Do partake of the season's merriment, but don't invite food poisoning to join the party by using careless food-handling practices. With a little bit of care and knowledge, food-borne illness is almost entirely

  • Load em up, move em out: Airmen, Soldiers test deployment process

    The phrase, "load em up and move em out," sums up the rapid deployment exercise Soldiers conducted with Airmen last week at Eielson AFB. Soldiers and equipment from the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Fort Wainwright hitched a ride on

  • 3rd Wing activates second F-22 squadron

    The 3rd Wing at Elmendorf Air Force Base activated the 525th Fighter Squadron during a ceremony at the base Oct. 29. The second active-duty F-22 Raptor squadron took its place in wing history nearly three months after the aircraft officially landed on base. Lt. Col. Chuck Corcoran assumed command of

  • You can't see through snow

    Hey you, Jack Frost. We can see your beady little eyes trying to navigate the road through that donut-sized hole you scraped clear with your Visa card. People like you are road hazards. "Look out in your parking lot on a wintry morning and I can almost guarantee you there will be one vehicle

  • Hall of Fame for the week of Nov. 9 to 15

    Airman 1st Class Heidi Kiesz, Heidi, 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron supply journeymanHometown: Odessa, Wash. Years in service: One year. Family: Parents and an older brother. Education: High School. Previous Assignments: None. Self-Description: I am a patriotic, work-a-holic country girl, who

  • 354th Fighter Wing Quarterly Award Winners

    The winners of the 354th FW Quarterly Awards: Airman of the Quarter:  Airman 1st Class Stephanie N. Rosa, 354th Medical GroupNCO of the Quarter:  Staff Sgt. Jennie L. Carmichael, 354th Medical GroupSenior NCO of the Quarter:  Master Sgt. Matthew W. Hopwood, 354th Maintenance Group CGO of the

  • Air Force-speak needs translation for civilian job world

    Talk with people who advise Airmen on preparing résumés for their civilian job hunt, and they'll tell you Airmen must learn to translate Air Force-speak into civilian language. Airmen need to explain terms like "deck," "flight line" or "cryptographic linguist," for example, in ways that civilian