• Letters to Santa

    The snow is falling, the roads are icy, and a chill is in the air as the excitement of the holiday season settles in while children everywhere prepare to send their letters to Santa Claus.After the tree is trimmed, the stockings are hung and hot cocoa is made, children sit down to write their wish

  • Forged by the fire

    It’s hotter than a summer day in Texas and with every step taken your legs feel more like jelly. This may sound like a day in hell, but for some firefighters it’s a day in their office.From October 24 to 26, six members of the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, fire department competed in the 2016

  • Quitting to win

    Smoking is a hard to break habit for a substantial amount of people, and often times people who smoke wait until their health is at risk to quit smoking.Those among the seven out of 10 smokers who plan to quit can do so during the Great American Smokeout with help from the Health and Wellness Center

  • 2017 Corvias Foundation Scholarship now available

    The Corvias Foundation, a private, charitable foundation and the charitable arm of Corvias, announced applications for 2017 educational scholarships are available. The Foundation is committed to supporting military families in pursuit of higher education and has awarded over $6.5 million in

  • Army defeats Air Force in 22nd annual hockey game

    Members of the U.S. Army Alaska’s hockey team celebrate after receiving the winner’s trophy Nov. 5, 2016, at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Army won the 22nd annual Army versus Air Force Hockey game with a score of 6-0. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Eric M. Fisher)

  • Tower remodel saves funding, creates training opportunity

    Airmen from the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron and 354th Operations Support Squadron worked together to remove the top 10-foot section of an antenna mast from an Instrument Landing System Oct. 6.The 60-foot antenna mast was shortened to improve flight safety and reduce airfield obstructions, which

  • Fun at the Fall Festival

    A small group of people watch a fireworks show at the end of the 2016 Fall Festival, Oct. 28, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The fireworks show lasted nearly 15 minutes and launched a variety of different fireworks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Eric M. Fisher)

  • A Civic Leader Tour

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Skye Perry, a 354th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, helps Kim Barrante, a screenwriter, try on a pilot’s helmet during a Civic Leader Tour, Oct. 25, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. As part of the tour, civic leaders had the

  • Fueling the fight for RF-A 17-1

    A pair of U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron out of Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, fly in formation next to a KC-135 Stratotanker out of McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Oct. 10, 2016, during a RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 17-1 mission. RF-A exercises are