• 525 EFS Raptors, pilots train with Kadena F-15s

    Two F-22 Raptors from the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron returned here July 15 from Japan following training with F-15 Eagles at Kadena Air Base, Japan.The 525th EFS, deployed here from Elmendorf as part of U.S. Pacific Command's Theater Security Packages in the Asia-Pacific region, was able

  • Pacific Angel helps 300-plus in Timor Leste

    More than 300 East Timorese people were treated at a local school here July 16 as part of Operation Pacific Angel 2009. Pacific Angel is a Pacific Air Forces humanitarian assistance operation led by 13th Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. It is aimed at improving military civic cooperation

  • Tail end of the chain, tip of the sword: Eareckson AS

    Closer to Russia than to mainland Alaska, Shemya Island, has been home to U.S. military operations for 66 years despite the remote and harsh subarctic environment. Located on one of the westernmost islands in the Aleutian chain stretching from southwest Alaska, Shemya is a three and one-half-hour

  • Application for special duty still being accepted

    The Air Education and Training Command Special Duty Briefing Team conducted their regularly scheduled visit July 16. Air Force members who may have missed the visit do not have to wait for the next visit to apply for an AETC special duty. For more information about recruiter opportunities and an

  • Elmendorf welcomes new vice commander

    Col. Mark Camerer, 3rd Wing vice commanderHe comes to Elmendorf from Camp Smith, Hawaii, as the U.S. Transportation Command liaison to U.S. Pacific Command "After being on the job for about a month I can see what makes Elmendorf great -- the men and women who get the mission done. I am looking

  • HAWC prepares for fitness testing changes

    Elmendorf's Health and Wellness Center will begin fitness testing all Arctic Warriors twice a year starting in January 2010. Air Force senior leaders made this and other changes to the testing program during the CORONA TOP conference June 4-6. With the current active-duty Airmen on Elmendorf, the

  • 37 Airmen graduate ALS

    The following senior airmen (unless otherwise indicated) graduated airman leadership school 09-5 July 2: John L. Levitow Award: Brittnie Allen 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron Leadership Award: Staff Sgt. Shane Wilkinson 3rd Operations Support Squadron Academic Achievement Award: Valerie Nichols

  • 39 technical sergeants graduate NCO academy

    The following technical sergeants (unless otherwise indicated) graduated from the NCO academy class 09-5 July 2. The award winners were: John L. Levitow Award: Stephen Fletcher 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron Commandant's Award: John Hutchins 3rd Component Maintenance Squadron Academic

  • Triwest awarded third Tricare contract

    Triwest Healthcare Alliance today was awarded the contract to continue providing military families access to health care and manage the 21-state Tricare West Region for the Department of Defense July 13. The contract enables Triwest to continue to support the DOD in meeting the health care needs of