• Good moose hunting: Base, state officials track wildlife populations

    Moose, moose everywhere as far as the eye can see. That's how some residents of Alaska say they feel. It seems like no matter where people are there's a moose wandering around. Where do they all come from? Where do they go? What kind of things are they doing? These are the questions that Elmendorf

  • Bulldogs fly 350 sorties during deployment

    The 525th Fighter Squadron makes a perfect score. The Bulldogs recently returned from their extended deployment to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev, and Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The squadron members participated in Red Flag while at Nellis, and accomplished valuable training while at Holloman. The

  • Home fire safety

    Elmendorf officials continue to conduct Fire Prevention Week. Fire is one of the most common disasters and causes more deaths than any other type of disaster. More than 70 percent of fire deaths occur in the home. Fire does not have to be deadly. Take precautions to make your home safe and have an

  • Governor Palin encourages Alaskans to follow ash fall advisory plans

    Governor Sarah Palin is encouraging Alaskans potentially effected by the ash fall of Mount Redoubt' s most recent eruption to follow safety procedures. During the past two months, the State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management has been working with local governments to

  • Elmendorf leaders coordinate Redoubt response

    Elmendorf officials have been preparing for the possible eruption of Mount Redoubt since January. And in the hours since it erupted March 22, senior leaders are on full alert. "We've been very well prepared to react to this expected eruption," said Col. Thomas Bergeson, 3rd Wing commander. "We're

  • Delayed reporting for Elmendorf members

    Elmendorf members are now on delayed reporting and should report to work by 8 a.m. today, March 23. The uniform of the day is the utility uniform. Personnel should contact their supervisors for more information. Elmendorf's airfield is still operational at this time. While ash fall from the Mount

  • Elmendorf members respond to volcano eruption

    Due to the recent Mount Redoubt eruption at 10:38 p.m. March 22, only essential personnel are to report to work at Elmendorf AFB today, March 23. Personnel should contact their supervisors for more information. Elmendorf is still open with operational runways at this time. The 3rd Medical Group and

  • Saving the Brave: Doctors' Day honors sacrifice of doctors

    Navy clinical psychologist Heidi Kraft learned her toughest lesson in Iraq. She wrote a moving memoir, "Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital," about her time serving and titled it after a line from the television show M*A*S*H: "There are two rules of war. Rule number one is that