• Creating art through an autistic eye

    Autism Awareness Month is formally recognized in April, but one family goes all-in to raise awareness about the disorder year-round.Members of the Waid family are often seen standing together, supporting their 20-year-old son Robert, who uses his artistic talents to educate people about how he lives

  • AF to reduce additional duties

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) – Airmen need more time to focus on their core missionsIn a memorandum to Airmen released Aug. 19, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein announced the service has established a task force titled “Airmen’s Time,” charged with

  • 354th OSS Change of Command

    U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Toth, the 354th Operations Group commander, passes the 354th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) guidon to Lt. Col. Matthew Belle, the new 354th OSS commander, Aug. 19, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Lt. Col. Micah Bell, the outgoing squadron commander, will remain

  • Childhood dream becomes reality for Navy pilot

    Binoculars in hand, a young Lt. Samuel Deedy rushed outside when he heard the roar of engines in the sky. He lived under the flight path of fighter jets and could name every one that passed.Sam was born and raised in Wasilla, Alaska, and he said ever since he can remember, he wanted to fly.Dana

  • Here comes the boom

    Laying down soaring through the sky clouds are visible as far as the eye can see. In the distance appears a speck, which grows larger by the second, finally becoming recognizable as an aircraft. Now the hard part begins. Both aircraft move at hundreds of miles per hour and it’s the boom operator’s

  • RCAF participates in RF-A 16-3

    Royal Canadian Air Force Captain Yuri Mokievsky, a pilot assigned to the 409th Tactical Fighter Squadron out of Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta, sits in the cockpit of a CF-18 Hornet aircraft Aug. 18, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-3, at Eielson air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A enables

  • Dual role Airman alleviates manning, works life-saving position

    “My dad. He’s the one who taught me to work so hard,” said Senior Airman Christopher Tidline, a 354th Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress technician, as he peeled a decal away from a sinister paint scheme on an F-16 Fighting Falcon.Working on ejection seats and life-saving equipment for the 18th

  • Propulsion helps get Aggressor back in sky at RF-A 16-3

    Just as a reliable vehicle sometimes needs parts replaced, an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft is no different. Luckily, there are many people who work hard to make this process happen as efficiently as possible.The 354th Maintenance Squadron propulsion flight works on 18th Aggressor Squadron aircraft

  • Test twice, strike once

    A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle dual-role fighter aircraft assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., taxis to the equipment test cell prior to a sortie at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 15, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-3. Free exchange of