• 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

  • The final days of show season

    A Republic of Korea Air Force F-15K Slam Eagle multi-role fighter aircraft taxis down the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flight line, Oct. 20, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 17-1. RF-A enables joint and international units to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties in a

  • Braving the cold during RF-A

    A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker takes off from the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flight line for a morning sortie Oct. 18, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 17-1. This iteration of RF-A is the coldest of the calendar year with the daylight decreasing in Alaska by seven minutes a day. (U.S.

  • 11th Air Force commander visits Eielson

    Lt. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, the newly appointed 11th Air Force commander, toured Eielson Air Force Base on Oct. 12 to visit the Iceman Team.Wilsbach, who took command in August, learned more about the base, the Airmen stationed here, and Eielson’s mission.