Bunny Suit

KULIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Alaska -- Master Sgt. Ryan Voigt, the 176th Medical Group's first sergeant, wears a bunny suit in support of the "Bunny for the Day" fundraiser here Dec. 4, 2010. The fundraiser was put on by Kulis' First Sergeant Council to raise money for holiday gift baskets. These baskets will be given to airmen and their families to help them through the holidays. "Anything to help," Voigt said. The fundraiser was one in a series of council-sponsored events, including a pizza luncheon, base coin sales and pocket donations. The bunny suit fundraiser brought in about $1200, according to Master Sgt. Janet Lemmons, the 176th Civil Engineering Squadron's first sergeant and the First Sergeant Council president. The council raised more than $2500 for the baskets in total, Lemmons said. This will provide more than 30 airmen and families with holiday gift baskets, she said. Lemmons said she appreciates Kulis' airmen for the donations and votes.

Everybody Loves Whales

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Capt. Amy Slinker, commander of the Alaska Army National Guard's 134th Public Affairs Detachmen, poses for a photo with Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson during a meet and greet event held Nov. 6. Photo by Maj. Guy Hayes, Alaska National Guard Public Affairs Office.

Firefighter Ceremony

KULIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Alaska -- With members of the 176th Security Forces Squadron (176 SFS) and the Kulis Fire Department standing at attention, 176 FSF members Senior Airman Laurel Foster and Airman 1st Class Alice Chun raise the U.S. flag as part of an Oct. 3, 2010 ceremony here marking National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. Fire departments around the country annually observe the ceremony, organized by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Fire Administration. Alaska Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Shannon Oleson.

Firefighter Ceremony

KULIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Alaska -- Senior Airman Laurel Foster (left) and Airman 1st Class Alice Chun, both members of the 176th Security Forces Squadron, prepare to raise the U.S. flag as part of an Oct. 3, 2010 ceremony here marking National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. Fire departments around the country annually observe the ceremony, organized by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Fire Administration. Alaska Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Shannon Oleson.

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KULIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Alaska ? Senior Airman David Eggleston, an aircraft fuels technician, from the 176th Maintenance Squadron crawls inside a training, C-130 integral fuel tank on Sept. 19, 2010. The technicians work in two-member teams with one person inside the tank and another on the outside to hand and trade tools and to provide safety back-up for the person on the inside. During an eight-hour day, technician can work up to four hours inside the tank and it can take a week?s worth of time to complete a repair. Alaska Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Shannon Oleson.

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KULIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Alaska ? This training, C-130 integral fuel tank is used by the 176th Maintenance Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard to practice repair techniques on the aircraft?s fuel systems. The technicians work in two-member teams with one person inside the tank and another on the outside to hand and trade tools and to provide safety back-up for the person on the inside. During an eight-hour day, technician can work up to four hours inside the tank and it can take a week?s worth of time to complete a repair. Alaska Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Shannon Oleson.