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AF contingency response wing supports Army exercise
Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing worked with Soldiers from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, to load 10 AH-64 Apache helicopters and two Stryker armored vehicles in extreme cold weather during the Rapid Alaska Airlift Week exercise Dec. 10-16.
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12/21
2016
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Around the Air Force: April 8
This look around the Air Force takes us to Alaska where two F-35A Lightning II squadrons will join Eielson Air Force Base, and to the Philippines where service members are participating in the Balikatan exercise.
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4/08
2016
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Eielson selected to receive operational F-35A aircraft
Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, was selected as the new home for the Air Force’s first operational overseas F-35A Lightning IIs. Air Force officials chose Eielson AFB after a lengthy analysis of the location’s operational considerations, installation attributes, environmental factors and cost.
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4/04
2016
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High voltage Airmen keep power going at Eielson
Driving through the mountains in the beautiful, sunshine of summer; braving the harsh, cold winters; and ensuring the light-filled airfield is always lit is something Senior Airman Travis Bothast and Airman 1st Class Anthony Cooper know all too well as electrical systems Airmen.
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2/29
2016
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Airman keeps serving after overcoming rare cancer
"Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back." -- Maximus. This quote from the movie “Gladiator” rings powerful and true to Tech. Sgt. LaPaul Williams, who said, "I don't believe death is to be feared." Williams, a 5th Air Support Operations Squadron fighter duty technician stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer.
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1/10
2016
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Eielson engine shop ensures routine care, maintenance for F-16s
The 3,830-pound General Electric F110-GE-100 engine and the hundreds of parts that support the turbofan system present an enormous job for the 20 Airmen responsible for rebuilding it.
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10/17
2015
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Cut Training keeps maintenance mission moving
The 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has created a program called Cut Training to train Airmen from different maintenance career fields to perform crew chief tasks and keep the mission going.
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10/13
2015
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EOD aids remote civil officials in dynamite disposal
Three explosive ordnance disposal Airmen from the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, were dispatched 78 miles to lend support to a volunteer fire department and Alaska State Troopers Sept. 20.
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9/22
2015
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Maintenance, munitions Airmen blow doors off Red Flag-Alaska
One unique aspect of Eielson Air Force Base is its seasons; it only really has two seasons: Red Flag-Alaska season, and RF-A preparation season.
The Airmen at the 354th Maintenance Squadron's munitions flight know this very well.
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8/18
2015
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AF Community Partnership Program signs 100th partnering agreement
Eielson Air Force Base and Fairbanks community leaders recently signed the 100th Air Force Community Partnership Program partnership agreement.
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7/14
2015
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