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  • Senior Airman Christy Cadle and Airman 1st Class Troy Sergeant work on electric wiring for a light fixture in a home in Bay St. Louis, Miss. The home was damaged by Hurricane Katrina more than a year ago. Airman Cadle is assigned to the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Airman Sergeant is from the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron. Both are from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Anthony Nelson)

    Icemen pick up the pieces

    Five first-term Icemen brought in the New Year with a determination to help those in need. These Airmen took the initiative to help those in need by venturing down to the Gulf of Mexico to help re-build homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The group set up camp in a small town west of Gulf Port, Miss. called Bay St. Louis. Over the next week,
  • Staff Sgt. Phillip Bridges shovels the driveway of his new home Jan. 17. Thanks to a total basewide effort at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sergeant Phillips' family was one of 241 successfully relocated from the on-base Sprucewood Homes development to viable on- and off-base residences before the harsh Alaska winter rolled in. Sergeant Bridges is assigned to the 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Justin Weaver)

    Airman ethic makes the impossible happen

    The Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Iceman Team recently accomplished an enormous undertaking the Air Force way - Airmen taking care of Airmen. Following the end of its 20-year Sprucewood Homes development lease in August, Eielson AFB leadership made the difficult decision to relocate 241 families on very short notice. "Following unresolved
  • KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea Jan. 17, 2007 -- Senior Airman Tonya Jones, 8th Medical Group medical technician, prepares to receive a 65-year old Korean male in need of medical attention. The man was transported to an awaiting ambulance after his Korean Airline flight was diverted to Kunsan from Incheon International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Gallahan)

    AF medical personnel tend to sick passenger

    Two Boeing 747 aircraft made emergency landings here Jan. 17 after Incheon International Airport's runway closed for low visibility due to fog. The two Korean Airline aircraft, one laden with cargo, the other with passengers, were greeted by 8th Fighter Wing leadership and support personnel with open arms. "Our day-to-day mission is to defend the
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Aaron Slay, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron motions to position the Air to Ground Missile 65 D Bomb to be loaded onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon for the Weapons Standardization Load Crew of the Year Competition here on Jan. 11. The Competition evaluates technical proficiency, safety procedures and overall time. The 18th AMU's overall time was 56 minutes and 37 seconds. (US Air Force Photo by Airman Jonathan Snyder)

    2006 Load Crew of the Year Competition

  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Senior Master Sgt. Dan Morin, 354 Fighter Wing, 354 Maintenance Squadron, holds the Trophy for the Commander's Cup Hockey Game on Jan. 13. Eielson ICEMEN faced off against Fort Wainwright Grizzlies in the 11th Annual Interior Alaska Armed Forces Ice Hockey Commander's Cup Game. Eielson went on to win the game 8 to 6. (US Air Force Photo by Airman Jonathan Snyder)

    Rumble on the Rink

  • Mayor for a day

    The 35th Fighter Wing commander was appointed as Misawa City's "Mayor for a Day" Jan. 12 at Misawa City Hall as a way to promote cultural awareness and increase goodwill. Misawa City Mayor Shigeyoshi Suzuki who offered the opportunity to Brig. Gen. Sam Angelella, 35th FW commander, also took this time to say thank you for a job well-done during his

  • What AFSO 21 Means

    Air Force Smart Operations 21 is important to all of us. It is our initiative and a way to continue our long tradition of improving Air Force operational capability. But what is it exactly? Many Airmen have heard the term AFSO 21 and the words associated with it such as LEAN and SIX SIGMA. Air Force Smart Operations is a broad umbrella of saying,
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska--Airman 1st Class Paul Brown, 354th Medical Operations Squadron dental technician, explains the difference between film and digital dental X-rays at the base dental clinic Wednesday morning. The digital X-rays provide options unavailable with film, such as colorization, zooming and magnification of X-rayed areas. If a film X-ray is too dark or light, it must be retaken, while digital X-rays can be adjusted accordingly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gloria Wilson)

    Dental goes digital

    With the invention of the internet, information can be accessed at the click of a button. Songs, pictures and computer files can be placed on a flash drive and fit in the palm of a hand. Technological advancements are ongoing and the world has proven time and time again, if it can be imagined, it can be made. Eielson's dental clinic is currently
  • YOKOTA AIR BASE, JAPAN---On January 5, 2007, Detachment 1, 13th Air Force activated at Yokota Air Base, Japan to become the operational arm of Pacific Air Force. Lieutenant General Chip Utterback, 13th Air Force commander, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, takes the flag from the new Detachment 1, 13th Air Force commander, Colonel Michael A. MacWilliam, during activation ceremony. (U.S.Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo)

    Thirteenth Air Force Detachment activated at Yokota

  • Airmen fly to Kadena AB, Japan, for exercise

    Approximately 110 members from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron, 36th Services Squadron, 36th Contracting Squadron, and the Personnel Contingency Flight left for exercise Silver Flag at Kadena AB, Japan, the mornings of Jan. 5 and 6. Silver Flag is contingency-based training putting Airmen in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and
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