Nov. 14, 2013 NOAA's Arctic mission comes to Eielson Miles north beyond Eielson rests the frigid waters of the Arctic. There, researchers and pilots from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration patrolled the airspace Oct. 19 - Nov. 7, collecting valuable data on the earth's atmosphere.The mission is one of global importance due to the fact
Nov. 13, 2013 Don't wait until it's too late The convoys through insurgent-infested mountains and deserts were grueling and long, and the days were even longer. Most lasted from dawn to dusk, chasing a hidden enemy through convoluted caverns and crannies that proved impassable for most vehicles carrying troops. The conditions forced them to
Nov. 13, 2013 Yokota supports Operation Damayan The 374th Airlift Wing deployed a C-130 Hercules aircraft Nov. 13, 2013, to support Operation Damayan in the Republic of the Philippines in response to the devastation of Super Typhoon Haiyan.The aircraft carried a full complement of crew members and aircraft maintenance personnel who will stop
Nov. 13, 2013 Wolf Pack observes Veterans Day Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing observed Veterans Day with a 12-hour vigil at the fitness center track Nov. 11, 2013. Squadrons signed up to carry the Prisoner of War and Missing in Action flag along with the 8th FW flag throughout the vigil which ended at the base flagpole with closing comments by
Nov. 13, 2013 ROKAF cadets visit Kunsan Approximately 80 Republic of Korea cadets visited the Wolf Pack to view the joint mission at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 13, 2013, with a tour of the air traffic control tower and mission brief.
Nov. 13, 2013 36th MXG adopts maintenance operations flight The 36th Maintenance Group's Maintenance Operations Flight was recently renamed "maintenance operations" and merged with other elements of the 36th MXG staff in early September as part of an Air Force-wide deactivation order."Although with this deactivation comes the end of the 36th Maintenance
Nov. 12, 2013 Kadena firefighters, train local first responders More than 35 local emergency first responders received emergency aircraft safety training from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters here, Nov. 6.As part of a 2008 agreement between the Japanese government and the U.S. military, installations on Okinawa take turns hosting biannual aircraft