FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska ~ 23 OCT 2012

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

Eielson AFB, Alaska, is located about 25 miles southeast of Fairbanks in the interior of Alaska, and is the home to the 354th Fighter Wing, assigned to the 11th Air Force in the major command of the Pacific Air Forces.

The host unit at Eielson is the 354th Fighter Wing (354 FW) assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force. The 354 FW primary mission is to support Red Flag – Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander–directed field training exercises for U.S. Forces, provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close-air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment.

The Army completed construction of the original base in October 1944. The base consisted of approximately 600 acres with housing for 108 officers and 330 enlisted. It eventually featured two parallel runways 6,625 feet long by 150 feet wide and Birchwood Hangar, long a fixture on base.

 The base was dubbed "Satellite" or "Mile 26" by some workers and "26-Mile Strip" by the brass. One story had it the base was named 26-Mile Strip because of its proximity to one of the 13 Army telegraph stations that linked Fairbanks with Valdez as part of the Army's WAMCAT, or Washington-Alaska Military Communications and Telegraph, system.

However the reason for the naming was even simpler. Once built, the gate to the base was constructed at the south end of the runway, so people traveling from Fairbanks would have to go to the south end. That drive measured out to be exactly 26 miles, so the base was then known as 26-Mile Strip.

About 3,000 military people work at Eielson. The base has 1,476 houses, and 522 dormitory rooms for approximately 3,200 active duty and family members who live on base. An additional 1,800 active duty, Reserve and Guard servicemembers and their families live off-base. More than 500 retirees from all branches of the military reside inthe area. Rounding out the total military-related population are about 950 civilian employees and more than 600 traditional and full-time Air National Guard members.

The 354th Operations Group directs operations, training, and standardization of F-16CG weapons systems providing realistic combat training. The group provides training and support for expeditionary combat employment of wing assigned assets across a full spectrum of aerospace operations. The group functions as primary liaison between the FAA, Army, and Air Force on all airpower applications.

The Air Force has seen many changes at Eielson, and many missions and aircraft have come and gone. Since its early days, Eielson has also been home to weather reconnaissance aircraft, tactical units from Alaskan Air Command, aerial tankers and, most recently, F-16s, A-10s and OA-10s as part of the 354th Fighter Wing, flying close air support and forward air control missions for nearby ground units.

Strategically, Eielson's location allows units based here to respond to hot spots in Europe faster than units at bases on the East Coast. The same is true for Korea and the Far East. Eielson units can respond quicker than many of the units based in California.

Learn More About Eielson Air Force Base Here!

Alaska's air history is rich and exciting. The Great Land's frontiers were being explored just as the early pilots and explorers were testing the frontiers of flight. It was an inspiring time.

Located in Fairbanks, and housed in the beautiful gold dome designed by Buckminster Fuller, the Pioneer Air Museum's rare & unique collection of over 500 photographs chronicle early flight and the brave men and women who ventured into the unknown.

Visit The Alaskaland Pioneer Air Museum Here!

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening everyone!

Posting a bit early this evening, wanted to say “Howdy” to all before FR gets bogged down with debate chat.

Hope everyone has a good week!

[laurenmarlowe]

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[HopeandGlory]

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[SandRat]

Good evening all.

[SandRat]

Good evening all.

[ConorMacNessa]

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Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

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Love We Can Trust
October 23, 2012

Perhaps the most painful statement a person can hear is, “I don’t love you anymore.” Those words end relationships, break hearts, and shatter dreams. Often, people who have been betrayed guard themselves against future pain by deciding not to trust anyone’s love again. That settled conviction may even include the love of God.

The remarkable thing about God’s love for us is His promise that it will never end. The prophet Jeremiah experienced devastating circumstances that left him emotionally depleted (Lam. 3:13-20). His own people rejected his repeated calls to respond to God’s love and follow Him. At a low point, Jeremiah said, “My strength and my hope have perished from the Lord” (v.18).

Yet, in his darkest hour Jeremiah considered God’s unfailing love and wrote, “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘therefore I hope in Him!’” (Lam. 3:22-24). A person may vow to love us forever yet fail to keep that promise, but God’s love remains steadfast and sure. “He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you” (Deut. 31:6). That’s a love we can trust.

O Love that wilt not let me go
I rest my weary soul in Thee;
I give Thee back the life I owe,
That in Thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be. —Matheson

God’s love never fails.

Read: Lamentations 3:13-26

Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. —Lamentations 3:22

Bible in a Year:
Mark 7-10

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Lauren! ((HUGS))

Thanks for tonight's trip Lauren but posting early didn't really help things much....maybe I can get a word in later.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!

Finally....I can get on FR!

~ Road Trip: Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Only 5 hours late, but thanks, lauren, for today's Road Trip: Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

[Kathy in Alaska]

15F at my house....BRRRR COLD at yours!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Mac...*HUGS*...get some sleep? Feeling better today? Have a good Tuesday.

It’s 14F as I am off to bed.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...FR did its usual slow to a crawl for the debate. GRRR!

I couldn’t get on for hours.

You and Bo have a good Tuesday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[E.G.C.]

Tuesday Morning Coffee Bump.