• Multi-national forces gather in Last Frontier for air combat training

    Participants have arrived and set up shop in preparation for RED FLAG-Alaska 07-3, the annual multi-service, multi-platform coordinated combat operations exercise. More than 1,500 active duty, Reserve and Air National Guard Airmen, and participants from four foreign nations will train for the next

  • Secret to good customer service is no “Mystery” at AAFES

    Operating more than 3,100 facilities in more than 35 countries and 49 states requires the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) to employ a variety of methods to track and improve customer service. AAFES' customer service department, for example, is engaged in an ongoing dialog with more than

  • Meet the 354th Medical Group commander

    The new 354th Medical Group commander, Col. Howard Hayes, is settling into his new job here. Colonel Hayes holds a Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology a Master of Science Degree in Public Health and a Ph.D. in Medical Parasitology in 1984. Later that same year he received a commission in the Air Force

  • Eielson Youth Get Exposure to Theater

    The Missoula Children's Theater is coming to Eielson July 23-28 and open auditions will be held at noon at the base theater . This year the children will be performing Robin Hood at the base theater at 2 p.m., July 28. The staff of the Missoula Children's Theater travels around the world with sets

  • Eielson Airman kicks his way to the top

    Kicking his way to the top, an Eielson Iceman swiftly and efficiently fought his way to a first place victory during the Rumble on the River mixed martial arts championship June 22 in Fairbanks. Brett Laswell, an Airman with the 354th Maintenance Squadron, defeated reigning bantam weight title

  • Iceman plays key role in new Afghan Army facility

    When Master Sgt. Mike Stoller, 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance, saw the photos of the old vehicle shop in Kabul, he was sold. Not because it was appealing, but because it looked like a challenge. He volunteered for a one-year tour, working as a mentor with the Afghan National