• Military spouses graduate dental assistant course

     Wednesday marked the end of six months of hard work for six Arctic Warrior Spouses as they graduated from the American Red Cross Dental Assisting Program.The program, run by the 673d Dental Squadron, provided the spouses with about 800 hours of valuable on-the job training in numerous different

  • Air National Guard adds C-130s to 144th Airlift Squadron

    As more than 20 Alaska National Guardsmen looked on, the first of four new iron birds coming to Alaska touched down on the blacktop here at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, March 24.As part of the 2005 Defense Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) the Alaska Air National Guard's 144th Airlift Squadron

  • Air Force Food Transformation Initiative provides new menus, high quality

    The Air Force Food Transformation Initiative has already delivered new and improved menus to the Iditarod Dining Facility, the Kashim Club, the Arctic Oasis and the Eagleglen Golf Course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and more changes are soon to come, according to officials.The transformation

  • Soldiers save big money with skill

    Few things are more important to a unit's readiness than vehicle care and maintenance. In Alaska, with its extreme sub-arctic temperatures, maintenance is particularly important, as well as challenging.Two mechanics from Forward Support Company, 6th Engineer Battalion (Airborne), recently conducted

  • Arctic Warriors assist Japan relief efforts

    Following the disaster in Japan, numerous Arctic Warriors have pitched in to help.Air Force Master Sgt.Augustine Circello III, 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron, is one of those warriors."I have been coordinating airlift requirements to move HA/DR (Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief) around

  • Diligent work keeps pharmacy, technicians busy

    Members of the 673d Medical Group Pharmaceutical team work together to ensure quick and accurate dispensing of medications to hospital patrons.From the time the doctors write the prescription until it's picked up, the pharmacy is working diligently to fill the order. First, ensure the correct

  • Physical therapy without referral eases process

    Emergency medical technicians often refer to the "golden hour" - the time immediately after a traumatic injury, in which the treatment a patient receives can make a life-or-death difference and even drastically alter the amount of recovery time needed.Ankle sprains, on the other hand, often get a

  • Father, son share joy of practicing Tae Kwon Do

    Throughout his childhood Tech. Sgt. Charles Collins always wanted to try his hand at martial arts, but he never got the opportunity. I t wasn't until more than three years ago that he finally got the chance.Collins, 673d Medical Operations Squadron, saw an ad for a Tae Kwon Do class that was

  • New Parent Support Program can help

    There's no test required, no certification necessary, to have a child. Children don't come with owner's manuals either. Raising children can be stressful and confusing, and when a new parent doesn't have family support, it can make it even harder. Children can be neglected or even abused when a