• U.S. Air Force HARRT cares for earthquake victims

    With only one of the four local hospitals operational, a U.S. Air Force humanitarian assistance rapid response team here continues to help local medical professionals treat an increasing number of patients in the wake of recent earthquakes. HARRT members have cared for more than 200 patients in the

  • Elmendorf tests new gas masks

    Elmendorf's bioenvironmental office has begun preparing the base populous for the new M-50 gas mask. Airmen deploying from Elmendorf will now be required to be fitted for the new masks. Currently, the Air Force has more than 500,000 MCU-2 gas masks service-wide, which are being replaced by the new

  • Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardon Partnership Council hold town hall meetings

    By Joint Base Enterprise The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Partnership Council, consisting of leaders from 3rd Wing, Fort Richardson garrison and 673 Air Base Wing, will host four town hall meetings to discuss civilian employee issues. Two sessions will be at the Fort Richardson theater on Oct. 21

  • 3rd Wing's outstanding performer

    This week's 3rd Wing outstanding performer is Chief Master Sgt. David Maniccia, 3rd Operations Support Squadron superintendent. Maniccia was awarded the Bronze Star Oct. 7 for meritorious achievement as superintendent of operations for a joint task force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While

  • U.S. Air Force HARRT arrives in Indonesia

    A U.S. Air Force Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team arrived at the Bandar Udara International Airport late in the evening Oct. 5 with approximately 200,000 pounds of medical and contingency response equipment. The 69-member team set up a mobile field hospital near the M. Jamil hospital here

  • Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson begins at gates

    Members of Elmendorf's 3rd Security Forces Squadron are working with Fort Richardson's Directorate of Emergency Services to standardize installation access procedures across the entire joint community. With the combination of the two bases, the gate entrance procedures will merge to accommodate and

  • Technology Streamlines Energy Use

    The Air Force is the largest consumer of energy in the federal government. In order to optimize mission capability and practice responsible stewardship of resources, its members continuously seek ways to reduce consumption wherever possible, said Francis Sheridan, 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron

  • Elmendorf emergency room receives kudos

    I've always been impressed with the quality of treatment of my family has received from all the caring professional at the 3rd Medical Group and this visit was no different. Recently, I took my 10-year-old son to the Elmendorf emergency room. He was in severe pain that didn't go away after an hour,