• Alaskan dog mushing creates community partnership

    When traveling in below-freezing temperatures, most people drive in a heated vehicle with luxuries such as a Global Positioning System and heated seats, “fueled” by lots of horsepower. Exposed to the elements, Alaskan mushers choose a more economical option: a sled without GPS or heat, and propelled

  • Iceman in Action: Senior Airman Sadie Lambert

    When Senior Airman Sadie Lambert shipped off to basic military training in August 2013, she had no idea what the Air Force would have in store for her.Leaving with an open general position, she said she was happy when she got put into contracting during training.

  • Becoming the one percent

    Amongst the hustle and bustle of pre-graduation jitters, SATs and ACTs, final exams and meeting graduation requirements, high school seniors have major life decisions to make. Most decide between starting their career and going to college; but some make the decision to join the United States

  • Iceman in Action: Senior Airman Jonathan Sikora

    Just like building a house, when constructing a better life you must start with a quality foundation. Unlike building a house, a toolset needed for life cannot be bought.Senior Airman Jonathan Sikora, a 354th Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeyman, is a builder by trade, but does much more

  • Icemen build ice bridge for mission efficiency

    Ice crystals build up on eyelashes and face masks and ice chunks drag from the bottoms of pants as Airmen from the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron brave the frozen tundra to construct an ice bridge to the Blair Lakes Range Maintenance Complex.With temperatures reaching 40 degrees below zero, these

  • Icemen combat the snow and ice

    Once the snow begins to fall, most people scurry indoors to avoid the freezing temperatures and harsh elements of Alaska.However, Icemen from the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron rush to put on their gloves and face the winter to clear the base’s flightline and essential roadways.

  • 354th MXS civilian AGE mechanics demonstrate skills

    Department of the Air Force Robert Wurster, a 354th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment technician, inspects a MJ-1 bomb lift Dec. 5, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Wurster found and replaced a broken fuse which allowed the lift to continue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Winter Festival brings in holiday spirit

    U.S. Air Force Col. David Mineau, the 354th Fighter Wing commander, speaks to the audience before lighting the Christmas tree Dec. 2, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Mineau later picked children to flip the master switch and light the tree. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Eric M. Fisher)

  • Resident Energy Conservation Program: The 'power' of community

    This month, Corvias Military Housing community residents received their first electricity billing statements as part of the Air Force’s Resident Energy Conservation Program, three-month mock billing cycle; an Office of the Secretary of Defense’s policy to provide incentives to residents to conserve