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(May 2004) Eielson base housing is much nicer than most places in North Pole. Here is our house on base. | |
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(Mar 2001) We lived in a duplex in North Pole during our first year here. It's not as nice on the inside as it looks from the outside. |
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(Jan 2002) Eielson Air Force Base on a winter day. This picture was taken at about 4:00 in the afternoon. | |
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(Jun 2004) A pretty amazing sunset. It's especially amazing when you consider it's happening at 11:00 at night! |
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(Sep 2003) It's pretty flat around here. You can see most of the base in the distance. | |
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There's a lot of wildlife on base, especially moose... |
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...and sometimes there's even a bear hanging around. | |
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(Jul 2004) What do Air Force people do when they're not at work? They hang out...and they're really good at it, too. |
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(Jul 2003) Two dudes in chairs. Phil and Wes demonstrate their advanced "hanging out" skills. | |
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(Mar 2004) Even the Air Force spends some time pounding the ground. Here's our mobile communications site all setup while we play some war games. |
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(Jun 2002) Eielson may be small, but it's spread out over 50,000 acres. Some of our equipment can only be reached by ATV or helicopter. | |
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(Aug 2003) The Air Force calls in it's most awesome pilot ever. Yes I really did get to fly it, just not for the takeoff or landing. |
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See this F-16? It's not the actual one I flew in, but it looks just like it! It's kind of hard to take a picture of yourself taking off in an F-16. | |
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I must concede that this is not the best picture of me. However, I think it captures the feeling quite well. Notice the pale skin and nauseated look on the face. I didn't hurl, but I came pretty close. |
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This is what Denali National Park looks like from the cockpit of an F-16. I wanted to drop some bombs but unfortunately we didn't bring any. |
