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  • From take off to drop off: Antarctic medical evacuation in only 60 hours

    A C-17 Globemaster III crew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, together with Aeromedical Evacuation and Critical Care Air Transport Team Airmen, safely evacuated an ailing individual from McMurdo Station, Antarctica Apr. 22 after responding to a request from the National Science Foundation,

  • Banner Shoot Prepares Pilots for Combat

    F-22 pilots from the 302nd, 525th and 90th fighter squadrons tested their aim during a banner shoot April 22 to 25. Banner shoots are a way for pilots to be comfortable in air-to-air combat. Pilots demonstrate the effectiveness of doing exercises like these by practicing their aim in the air."A

  • Iceman Team hosts NASA research

    A team of researchers from the NASA Airborne Science Program recently visited Eielson to assemble topography of glaciers and ice sheets in Alaska April 25 to 27, 2013.Due to some of the research taking place in the Beaufort Sea, Eielson's location provided NASA with necessary personnel and equipment

  • PACAF Commander conducts transnational dialogue at APCSS

    Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Pacific Air Forces, visited the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii recently, to discuss security cooperation in the Pacific theater and beyond with "international fellows" from several partner nations.The APCSS, established Sept. 4, 1995, is

  • Misawa fighter jets break new training barriers

    An F-16 Fighting Falcon's radar warning receiver emits an eerie, distinct pattern as it soars over the Northern Pacific Ocean, moving closer and closer toward hostile territory. The warning tone means one thing -- missiles are inbound. More alert now than ever before, with adrenaline pumping through

  • Cold War radar sites an integral part of Alaska history

    More than 200 people filled the Bureau of Land Management Campbell Creek Science Center April 17 for a free history lesson on Alaska's historic radar sites. Karlene Leeper, an Air Force archaeologist with the 611th Air Support Group, spoke for more than an hour about the role Alaska played in

  • HAWC offers new water-based workout

    Being physically injured can seem like a dead-end road. With a back, leg, ankle or foot injury, many workouts are out of the question. To help Airmen and their families maintain physical fitness regardless of injury, the Health and Wellness Center is now offering water jogging, allowing participants