• Air Force Reserve stands up first F-22 Raptor unit

    Air Force Reserve officials activated the first F-22 Raptor unit, the 477th Fighter Group, in a ceremony here Oct. 2, giving the Reserve a valuable part of America's newest and most sophisticated weapons system. "This is a most wonderful day for the AFRC because we have officially stood up our first

  • Eielson F-16s increase Kunsan's combat capabilities

    The 8th Fighter Wing received its initial group of Block 40 F-16 Fighting Falcons here this week under the Common Configuration Implementation Program. The aircraft arrival marked the first group of upgraded F-16s flown to Korea. The aircraft were flown here from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, by

  • Icemen measure response to chemical, disease disasters

    On Sept. 26 the 354th Medical Group, assisted by many other agencies on base, conducted a tabletop exercise with the scenario focusing on disease outbreak. This was followed by a practical exercise involving a chemical accident with real-time responses evaluated. The Air Force Surgeon General's

  • Hall of Fame for Oct. 5 to 11

    Tech. Sgt. Heath Tempel, 354th Civil Engineer Squadron section chief explosive ordnance disposal training Hometown: North Pole, Alaska. Years in service: 10 Family: All live right here in North Pole. Education: Some college at the University of Fairbanks-Alaska. Previous Assignments: Moody AFB, Ga.

  • Deployed Icemen train to fight fire

    With the temperature already reaching 105 degrees at 10 a.m., firefighters from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron donned their fire retardant suits, adding another 40-50 degrees of heat, to perform an exercise in Coalition Compound Sept. 26. The first exercise of the day was a mock

  • Snowmachining ticket to winter fun

    Ready or not, winter is on its way. The leaves have already starting turning all those wonderful colors and are falling to the ground. Before you know it, that fun little white stuff is going to start blanketing Eielson and the surrounding area. It will be time to park the ATVs in the garage and

  • Chief of staff addresses future of airpower at conference

    The Air Force chief of staff wrapped up the three-day Air Force Association's 2007 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition with an address before a crowd of several hundred Sept. 26 here. In his address, titled "To fly, fight and win in the 21st century," Gen. T. Michael Moseley drove

  • CJRs available for all reenlisting Airmen

    Air Force officials announced fiscal 2008 will start without any restrictions on first-term Career Job Reservations for enlisted specialties. Most years Airmen compete for a limited number of jobs within their Air Force specialty codes, but this year, Air Force officials expect to meet enlisted