• New suicide prevention class mandatory for Key Spouses

    Elmendorf's 3rd Medical Operations Squadron's Mental Health Flight has revised their suicide prevention class for Elmendorf Key Spouses and it's first session is scheduled for April 17.Kitty Beaudoin, 3rd Force Support Squadron, described a Key Spouse as someone who provides peer-to-peer support for

  • Elmendorf lieutenant gives back to UAA ROTC

    First Lt. Christina Geller, 3rd Comptroller Squadron Financial Management Flight commander, has generously offered a $750 scholarship to the University of Alaska Anchorage's ROTC program.Lieutenant Geller will present her first check for the scholarship April 23, at the ROTC's leadership lab,

  • Smoke detectors save lives

    As active duty service members we have all dedicated our lives to the protection of others. Extending that protection to our family members begins with ensuring we have working smoke detectors in our homes. Working smoke detectors is the number one line of defense you can provide your family in the

  • Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors work together to give sight to Alaskan villagers

    In a remote Alaskan village, 26 miles north of the Arctic Circle, an 8-year-old boy named Jason complained to his parents that he couldn't see the school chalkboard. But Jason received his first pair of glasses from Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors deployed here as part of Operation Artic Care.Operation

  • Red Flag-Alaska prepares for take off

    Red Flag-Alaska 10-2 is scheduled for April 15-30.Elmendorf and the surrounding areas can expect to see an increase in air traffic during that time frame.RF-A is an exercise that has taken place at Elmendorf and Eielson AFBs since 1992. The event is a realistic 10-day air combat training exercise

  • Operations group validates new capability

    The 3rd Operations Group validated their air-to-air gunnery capability April 7, by performing their first live fire gunnery mission over a range in Alaska. "Our fighter pilots are required to have two live fire training missions a year," said Lt. Col. Terry Scott, 3rd Operations Group deputy

  • Elmendorf chaplain helps make a difference

    As the final rotation of the 732nd Air Expeditionary Group chaplain office draws to a close, the two-person team went on a final mission to neighboring forward operating bases around Baghdad International Airport.Although the purpose of this last trip was to provide pastoral care and help facilitate

  • Elmendorf wins CINC Installation Excellence Award

    The anticipation is over. After nearly two months since Elmendorf was visited by a team of inspectors for the 2010 Commander-in-Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence, they have been announced as the best installation in the Air Force.After being selected as a finalist along with Dover

  • 3rd WG awarded AF Outstanding Unit Award for 2009

    Elmendorf's Arctic Warriors have been awarded the Air Force's Outstanding Unit Award for exceptionally meritorious service from Nov. 2, 2008, to Nov. 1, 2009 .Qualifying members have already been identified and their records have been updated. Members can log into the Virtual MPF to verify their