• 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

  • Enabling the future while propelling the present

    With the announcement of the F-35 Lightning II coming to Eielson, the base’s Airmen are adjusting to accommodate the newcomers. While the new aircraft will not be too big of a transition for many Airmen here, it’s completely changing other’s careers.

  • 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