• General North visits Elmendorf

    "Not only are you at the top of the world, but you're at the top of your game," pronounced Gen. Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, during an Airmen's Call Dec. 7 in Hangar 1.Gen. North and Chief Master Sgt Brooke McLean, PACAF command chief master sergeant, paid a visit to Elmendorf Air Force

  • Is your child's carseat safe

    During the hustle of our daily lives we often overlook the small things. One thing we should never overlook is the safety of our children. A recent vehicle accident where a 2-month-old infant was ejected from the vehicle because the child was not properly restrained should be a wake-up call to all

  • Bikes to Bagram program assists Afghani children

    More than 20 underprivileged children in Afghanistan will get new bikes this month thanks to a group of Anchorage volunteers and an assist from the Alaska Air National Guard.The bicycles, together with parts and tools, were donated by the Anchorage Community YMCA, The Bicycle Shop, Paramount Cycles,

  • Elmendorf's arctic maintainers

    Below-freezing temperatures and strong gusts of wind with freezing wind chills won't keep Elmendorf's aircraft maintainers off the flightline. These men and women have been known to be out doing their job in the arctic environment in temperatures as cold as 40 below zero."Your toes get numb and your

  • JBER town hall Q, A

    Editor's note: These are questions that were asked and answered at the joint basing town hall meetings Oct. 21 and 22. Answers to these questions may vary between appropriated fund employees and non-appropriated fund employees. In these cases, we have differentiated between the two by using "APF" to

  • Dates set for 2010 Arctic Thunder

    Elmendorf Air Force Base's air show and open house -- Arctic Thunder -- returns to the skies over Anchorage July 31-Aug. 1, 2010, featuring performances by the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron Blue Angels and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration Team. A Blue Angels flight