• Pilot reflects on experience at Northern Edge

    In Northern Edge, Alaska's premier joint-training exercise, pilots from the Air Force, Navy and Marines are conducting fast-paced, aerial battles to challenge and test participating units on the Northern frontier. For one Navy pilot, Lt. Michael Patterson, from the Navy Strike Air Warfare Center,

  • Elmendorf selected as pilot site for new hiring process

    Elmendorf has been selected by Air Force officials to be a pilot site for a new  Defense Department federal hiring process. The Enterprise Staffing Solutions will replace USA Jobs and standardize varying methods of federal hiring for all DOD branches. The goal is to increase the applicant's

  • PACAF civic leaders visits Elmendorf

    As part of a tour of the Pacific's "Strategic Triangle," a civic leader tour, hosted by Gen. Howie Chandler, Pacific Air Forces commander, spent about two days at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, earlier this week. The general and 22 civic leaders from Hawaii, Alaska and Guam toured the 3rd Wing's

  • 22 Arctic Warriors promoted

    The following Arctic Warriors have been selected for promotion.The following individuals have been selected for Colonel: David Almand3rd Mission Support Group Kevin Brown3rd Operations Group Charles Corcoran525th Fighter Squadron Terry Scott3rd OG Jeffery Todd611th Air Support Group The following

  • AMS captain receives Bronze Star

    A captain from the 732nd Air Mobility Squadron here received a Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony June 22. Capt. Karen Rupp, aerial port operations officer for the 732nd AMS, earned the medal for her service as commander of the 424th Medium Truck Detachment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  • Governor Palin visits USS Stennis

    Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin made a surprise visit to Sailors and personnel onboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) on Monday during the military joint-training exercise Northern Edge 2009. The invitation came as a surprise for the governor, who jumped at the opportunity to visit

  • Marines, Airmen fuel up Exercise Northern Edge

    Pacific Command's Exercise Northern Edge 2009 is allowing more than 200 aircraft the opportunity to train in nearly 120,000 square miles of airspace above interior Alaska and the Gulf of Alaska, June 15-26. With the numerous aircraft in the air and massive amounts of mileage to cover during the

  • Air Refueling Squadron "tops off" during NE 09

    Air National Guardsmen from the 168th Air Refueling Squadron here conducted a four-hour in-flight refueling mission Friday, June 19, as part of Exercise Northern Edge 2009. During the mission, Airmen from the 168th honed their aerial refueling skills by topping off F-15 and F-22 fighter jets to keep

  • Services, FMWR managers strive for best joint practices

    Managers from Elmendorf Air Force Base's 3rd Services Squadron and Fort Richardson's Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation sat down last week to discuss the future of the two organizations as they merge under Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. This was only one of many meetings over the past three