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  • Sculpting those bright smiles

    When Airmen and their families are in need of dental repair for chipped or broken teeth or even in need of replacements for missing teeth, who do they turn to? The easy answer would be "the dentist" but that is only half correct. Two labs within the 18th Dental Squadron (DS) here work behind the

  • Rescue squadron celebrates 10,000 mishap-free-flying hours

    Detachment 1, 210th Rescue Squadron reached 10,000 mishap-free-flying hours Aug. 6, a milestone their squadron's commander said is a direct result of the hardworking Airmen within the unit. "It's not just the aircrews that made this happen," said Maj. William Kupchin, 210th RQS commander. "It was

  • Hickam's junior warriors deploy

    At 7:30 a.m., the excited voices of 170 children in formation could be heard calling the cadence, "Everywhere we go, people want to know who we are, so we tell them ...." At 4:30 p.m., the same voices were heard coming through the door of the community center. This time, a little more weary and the

  • Maintaining the mosquito population

    Summer in Alaska can be the best time of the year with virtually continuous daylight and warm weather. However, with nice weather comes a small blood-sucking menace: the mosquito. In Alaska there are 35 different species of mosquitoes and all but a few will feed on people. They breed near stagnant

  • New Eielson fitness center opens

    The new Eielson fitness center addition opened Aug. 13 to an anxious crowd and received words from top base officials. "The entire [fitness center] staff has worked hard to do this," said Brig. Gen. Mark Graper, 354th Fighter Wing commander. "Moving into the new building is a once-in-a-career

  • 374th Security Forces Squadron trains with tasers

    Members of the 374th Security Forces Squadron participated in taser training here Aug. 14. Several members of the unit learned how to operate the M26 and X26C tasers and other members participated in live demonstrations of the weapon by volunteering to be shocked. "The X26C shoots out prongs that