• Soaring through the skies during RF-A 18-1

    A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron based at Kadena Air Base, Japan, moves into position to refuel an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS) from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 2, 2018. The 18 AGRS were participating in

  • CSAF Civic Leaders Visit Eielson

    A civic leader tour hosted by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force visited Eielson Air Force Base April 28, 2018;this was the final stop in a broad tour of the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility that included visits to Guam, Hawaii, Korea and Japan. The twenty-four civic leaders, accompanied

  • First RED FLAG-Alaska 2018 commences

    April 26 marked the official start of the 2018 season of RED FLAG-Alaska. The exercise serves as an ideal platform for international engagement and has a long history of including allies and partners, ultimately enabling all involved to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures while improving

  • Mentoring Moments: Chief Master Sgt. Paul Martin

    “I get told from time to time ‘I want to be just like you,’ or another SNCO. I don’t think that’s the right goal or the right thing to achieve. I think the better thing to achieve is to become the best you and if you become the best you, then you’ll know what it means to be successful.”- CMSgt Paul

  • Site Action Task Force Prepares for F-35 Arrival

    The F-35 has matured into a capable aircraft and it’s beginning to be based around the world. Eielson is one of those locations and it is set to house two F-35A Lightning II squadrons by the year 2022. To prepare for this monumental change, which is currently expected to increase the base’s

  • Iceman In Action: Airman 1st Class Gabriel Castaneda

    Iceman in Action Interview QuestionsName/Rank: Airman 1st Class Gabriel Castaneda Duty Title: 354th Maintenance Squadron, jet engine intermediate maintenance(JEIM) technician Hometown: Fremont, California

  • Finding fulfillment in the pursuit of happiness

    Seizing opportunities in a business setting can come with rewards, exceptional pay and good social status. What isn’t as prominently mentioned, is that it can come at great personal cost.Chaplain (Capt.) Charles Gormley, who is temporarily assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing, discovered his climb up

  • Golden Raven 18-01 integrates 354th FW, 168th WG

    Exercise Golden Raven 18-01 was a unique opportunity for the 354th Fighter Wing to integrate with the 168th Wing and conduct a training exercise that supported the Tanker Task Force mission, as well as to deploy personnel and cargo in support of contingency operations. This was the sixth operational