• Eielson holds 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Coker, a 354th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, rings a bell during a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. As part of fire fighter tradition a bell is rung in four sets of five rings to honor the fallen. (U.S. Air

  • Det. 1, 66 TRS Change of Command

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Erik Haynes, the 66th Training Squadron (TRS) commander, passes a guidon to Maj. Daniel Franz, the Detachment 1, 66th TRS commander, Aug. 31, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. As commander Franz will oversee the Arctic Survival School operations. (U.S. Air Force photo

  • Iceman born abroad: Tech. Sgt. Ivan Alandzak

    Driving in the dead of night, 5 year-old Ivan Alandzak remembers seeing soldiers laying in ditches, random check points and tanks everywhere.His dad would go away at night to hide so the soldiers wouldn’t capture him and threaten his family. People were being forced out of their houses, and Alandzak

  • Decade-old 254 FSS 'family' support each other, RF-A

    For most military members, the biggest sacrifice of military service is being away from loved ones. Countless birthdays, holidays and anniversaries are spent in other parts of the world. While there is no replacement for family and friends, Airmen from the 254th Force Support Squadron have managed

  • 129th RQS trains to save lives during RF-A 17-3

    The 129th Rescue Wing conducts combat search and rescue missions, as well as the rescue of isolated persons on board ships, lost or injured hikers, and medical evacuations across the West Coast. RED FLAG-Alaska 17-3 allows joint and international units to sharpen their combat skills by flying

  • 96th Bomber Squadron enhances training objectives at RF-A 17-3

    A quick glance at the flightline and it may seem that RED FLAG-Alaska is mainly about fighter aircraft; but that’s only one piece of the puzzle.RF-A 17-3 participants will get the unique opportunity to work with the 96th Bomber Squadron assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and the B-52

  • Green Berets train during RF-A 17-3

    U.S. Soldiers with the 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) out of Fort Bragg, N.C., and the 5th Squadron, 1st Calvary Regiment out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska, participate in a pilot recovery exercise Aug. 4, 2017, during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-3, at the McMahon Range, Alaska. The 3rd SFG is the lead SFG on

  • 2017 AFB Open House

    Families from around the Eielson community gather around a B-52 Strafofortress bomber aircraft assigned to the 2nd Bomber Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), La., at the Eielson AFB, Alaska, Open House, August 5, 2017. The Event featured U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army and Royal Canadian Air Force

  • USO extends hours to support RED FLAG-Alaska

    The United Services Organization was founded in 1941, after a request from President Franklin Roosevelt to help improve morale and recreation for U.S. Service members.With more than 200 locations throughout the world the USO has definitely done just that, but in some locations support can still be