• Enhancing human capital one talk at a time

    Airmen of all ranks gathered together April 11 and 13 for a professional and personal growth seminar at the Ernie Walker theater.Themed “Enhancing Human Capital” and open to all military, civilian employees and spouses, the seminar covered a range of current and evolving topics including,

  • Eielson initiates pilot program for SAPR K-9

    April is Sexual Assault Awareness Prevention Month and recently named the 2017 Pacific Air Forces Exceptional Air Force Sexual Assault and Response Team, Eielson is showcasing their newest 4-legged Victim Advocate.Tessa, the Air Force’s first Sexual Assault Prevention and Response K-9, is the most

  • Cassadee Pope performs USO concert for Icemen Team

    Lights, sound check, sing! After a full day touring Eielson Air Force Base, Cassadee Pope geared up to perform her first USO concert, with Eielson being her first stop.Pope’s day began at the USO, where she met with Col. Todd Robbins, the 354th Fighter Wing vice commander, Chief Master Sgt. Brent

  • Airmen receive chemical warfare training during exercise AG 17-5

    U.S. Air Force Airman Austin Romanov, a 354th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems apprentice, puts on his mission-oriented protective posture gear for chemical warfare training during exercise Arctic Gold 17-5 (AG) April 6, 2017, at Spruce Lake on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Airmen from

  • Keeping an eye out for patients

    Eyes are one of the most useful tools humans have. They allow people to interact with the world in a way nothing else can and without vision many lives would change forever. Luckily there are skilled individuals ready to safeguard eyesight at a moment’s notice.Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Hubbard, a 354th

  • TACP Airmen memorialize the fallen

    The Profession of Arms encompasses America’s military; a unique profession, a higher calling with higher standards. Not many people choose careers that specialize in the defense of their country, or are able to build brotherly bonds that will last a lifetime.On March 30-31, Tactical Air Control

  • Exercise AG 17-5 kicks off

    The 354th Fighter Wing's mission is to prepare, deploy, and enable Airmen. To help them prepare for contingencies, Eielson conducts various exercises to ensure Airmen are ready.Beginning on April 2, the 354th FW conducted exercise Arctic Gold 17-5 to promote the readiness and ability of Airmen to

  • Eielson breaks ground for F-35A Lightning II flight simulator

    In April 2015, the Air Force selected Eielson Air Force Base to become the first operational overseas location for the F-35A Lightning II. On March 29, Col. David Mineau, the 354th Fighter Wing commander, officially broke ground for the F-35 beddown; less than a year after the initial selection was

  • Know, teach, replicate: 18th AGRS provides world-class training during DS17

    It requires remarkable skill, dedication and discipline to become a military pilot. Despite the nation’s colors that don an aircraft’s fuselage, or what service affiliation rests on the chest’s of its aircrew, a military pilot is a capable and readily accessible force for effectively responding to