• 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

  • Worldwide Talent Contest applications due by Oct. 26

    If you have talent, the Air Force has a place for you to showcase it -- the Worldwide Talent Contest -- and applications are due by Oct.. 26. This year the contest runs from Dec. 2 to 10, and if you can sing, dance or play a musical instrument, you could find yourself as a member of the Air Force's