• Eielson's last Hawg nestles into new pin at Robins AFB

    The last A-10A Arctic Hawg was strapped in and transported via C-5 Galaxy to its new home at the Museum of Aviation Flight & Technology Center at Robins AFB, Ga., the morning of Oct. 6. The aircraft, tail number 75-0305, was being used for weapon's ground training since it's inactivity in 1996 due

  • Holiday deadlines rapidly approaching for troop support

    While the holidays may still seem far away, Americans hoping to show their support to deployed troops must be aware of some rapidly approaching deadlines. According to the Military Postal Service Agency, or MPSA, mail going parcel post must be sent by Nov. 14, while first class mail must be sent by

  • Men affected by breast cancer too

    This year in the United States 178,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed and 40,460 are expected to die from the disease. Breast cancer continues to be the second most fatal cancer among women, with lung cancer being number one. This is also an opportunity to bring attention to

  • Eielson combines host, tenant wing for ground-breaking ORE

    History was made at Eielson as the 354th Fighter Wing and the 168th Air Refueling Wing combined efforts for an Operational Readiness Exercise Oct. 11-14. The 354th FW, with more than 2,500 active duty Airmen is the host unit at Eielson and the 168th ARW is a tenant unit consisting of more than 500

  • Base populace to be vaccinated for influenza

    The trees have changed color, the birds and tourists are headed south and the kids are back in school. Fall is here, which means flu season isn't far behind. One way to reduce the chances of getting seasonal influenza is by getting an annual flu immunization. Starting this season, the majority of

  • Air Force officials release new annual training plan details

    Air Force leaders have released the details about the new annual training requirements program for the Total Force. As of Oct. 15, all Airmen will use the new "block instruction" plan that combines nine ancillary training courses into three 30-minute blocks of training, saving more than 6 million

  • Hall of Fame for the week of Oct. 19 to 25

    Staff Sgt. Liz Melendez, 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels resource controller Hometown: Junction City, Kan. Years in service: Four. Family: Single. Education: Community College of the Air Force degree. Previous Assignments: Eielson AFB Self-Description: I love to laugh, I'm persistent and

  • Be aware of domestic violence during October

    What comes to mind when you hear the term, "domestic violence?" Most often are images from a Lifetime movie of women living in shelters with black eyes or broken bones. More specifically, most people think of physical abuse as domestic violence. The Department of Defense defines partner physical