National Police Week

May 9-15, 2010, is designated as National Police Week. The 3rd Security Forces Squadron and Fort Richardson Military Police members along with local law enforcement agencies will be honoring law enforcement brothers and sisters both past and present.The tradition started in 1962, when President John

Risk reduction: ways to play it safe

"People can never fully prevent sexual assault from happening to them," said Micaela Boling Sexual Assault Response Coordinator program assistant.The Department of Defense defines sexual assault as, "intentional sexual contact, characterized by use of force, threats, intimidation, abuse of

Land mobile radio system saves lives in disasters

Every day in the United States, someone requires the assistance of an emergency responder. What if these responders were unable to communicate with dispatchers to receive pertinent information about a victim?During Arctic Edge 10, a week-long exercise conducted April 26 to May 1, emergency

Fuel spill exercise

State of the art equipment bridges the gap

The Army Corps of Engineers along with the 84th Engineer Support Company, 6th Engineer Battalion, recently tested a new bridging system designed to help the military traverse a wide variety of terrain, quickly. Testing of the Lightweight Modular Causeway System took place over two days during Arctic

Public Notice: Information about your drinking water

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATERElmendorf AFB Exceeded Fluoride Drinking Water StandardsOur water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this is not an emergency, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we did to correct this

Arctic Warriors deal with water problem

Water Flushing Requirements Notification

After you complete the following flushing requirements, water on Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson will be safe to drink. Water must be run from all faucets for 15 minutes prior to drinking. This should be done with all faucets in the facility turned on to half cold and half hot water.

Man’s best friend makes big find

 It was another routine day just outside Camp Taji, Iraq for Staff Sgt. Terry Mace and his K-9 partner, Palli.It was an early November morning, and the two were doing their usual cache weapons search in the nearby town of Tarmiyah.Sergeant Mace gave Palli the go ahead to do what he was trained to

Another successful year for Aero Club

Elmendorf's Aero Club has been a repeated success. For the fifth straight year the club has received an Air Force five-star rating from the headquarters of the Air Force Services for Aero Club from Randolph AFB, Texas.The rating is based on five areas: facilities, services provided, personnel,