• RED FLAG-Alaska planning fortifies multinational tactics

    Groups of pilots and mission coordinators jostle their eyes between a large screen and a map of the airspace during a mission planning brief with Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a fellow Air Force Base out of Anchorage, Alaska, on June 12.After a training scenario explanation, the chatter of

  • Icemen born abroad: The Atchoe Family

    Opportunity knocks wherever life leads you. Whether that be attending college, starting a family or making the decision to join the military, everyone has different dreams and aspirations. For some, it means starting a whole new life in a different country.Staff Sgt. Francis Atchoe, a Detachment 1,

  • A day in the life of POL

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mark Timson, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution supervisor, checks off a list June 12, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Timson preformed a check on a fuel truck to ensure all parts were functional before being dispatched to the flight line

  • RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2 kicks off

    One of the Air Forces’ premier flying exercises, Red Flag-Alaska, will be taking place until June 23 at Eielson Air Force Base.During RF-A 17-2, international partners will take part in an exercise designed to give them experience that may save their lives.

  • 354th MDOS Change of Command

    U.S. Air Force Col. William Fecke, the 354th Medical Group commander, passes the 354th Medical Operations Squadron (MDOS) guidon to Lt. Col. Valerie O’Brien, the new 354th MDOS commander, June 8, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. O’Brien took command from Col. Mark Anderson, who will go on to

  • Det. 1, 66th TRS Change of Command

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Erik Haynes, the 66th Training Squadron (TRS) commander, left, receives the Detachment 1, 66th TRS guidon from Lt. Col. William Mercer, the former Det. 1, 66th TRS commander, during a change of command ceremony June 9, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Mercer will go

  • Supporting the mission one medical supply at a time

    While walking through the 354th Medical Group, past flight medicine, the dental clinic and the pharmacy, deep in the shadowy halls is a hidden gem – the medical materials flight.These Airmen work tirelessly behind-the-scenes to ensure the Icemen Team and their families have the best equipment and

  • Goldrush Inn represents PACAF for Air Force Innkeeper Award

    For the first time in more than 30 years, the Eielson Air Force Base Goldrush Inn has been nominated for the Air Force Innkeeper Award. Four bases across the Air Force were nominated to compete at the Air Force level for the award, which recognizes lodging operations that provide outstanding

  • 354th MXS Change of Command

    U.S. Air Force Col. Gregory Hutson, the 354th Maintenance Group commander, passes the 354th Maintenance Squadron, MXS guidon to Maj. Daniel Kline, the new 354th MXS commander, May 30, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Kline, took command from Maj. Timothy Stokes, who will serve as the 361st

  • Eielson celebrates its 2017 Master Sergeant selects

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brent Sheehan, the 354th Fighter Wing Command Chief, stands with the wing's newest Master Sergeant selects May 25, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. This year the Air Force selected 5,166 Technical Sergeants for promotion to Master Sergeant of the 20,169