• Mechanic keeps the fighter planes flying

    More than 230 aircraft from all four military service are in Alaska flying in support of joint military training exercise Northern Edge. Flying hundreds of hours requires a lot of work from the pilots as well as many support personnel who make sure the aircraft fly safely. Mechanics from the joint

  • Exercise Northern Edge 2009 kicks into high gear

    Exercise Northern Edge 2009 officially kicked off June 15 at numerous locations throughout Alaska, the land of the midnight sun. Participants from all branches of the military are training together in order to hone their tactics, techniques and procedures associated with defensive counter-air,

  • Elmendorf receives excellent ORI rating

    After seven days of responding to scenarios including evacuations, fires, riots, hazardous material, missile attacks and offensive airstrikes, the 3rd Wing received an overall excellent rating during the 2009 Operational Readiness Inspection June 1-7. The inspection allowed the Pacific Air Forces

  • Comedian tackles abuse

    Comedian Bernie McGrenahan visited here June 16 as a stop on his "Happy Hour" tour. McGrenahan has been making his way around the world visiting a multitude of military installations to talk about the risk of alcohol and drug abuse, sexual assault and harassment, and suicide prevention in a comedic

  • Arctic Warrior Day fun for the family

    To kick off Arctic Warrior Day 2009, Col. Thomas Bergeson, 3rd Wing commander, gave an outbrief speech for the Operational Readiness Inspection here June 12. After listing the ups and downs of the ORI, he went on to reveal the 3rd Wing received an 'excellent' rating. With that said, he officially

  • Special Duty Assignment Pay increase approved for MTIs

    Pentagon officials recently revised Special Duty Assignment Pay for Military Training Instructors. The revision, effective June 1, increases SDAP levels for MTIs. According to officials, Air Force Basic Military Training has faced a shortage of MTIs since 2007. As an incentive for MTI recruitment

  • Northern Edge 2009: military training in the 'Last Frontier'

    Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines have come together to hone their warfighting capabilities during the largest military training exercise in Alaska. Approximately 9,000 servicemembers will take part in exercise Northern Edge 2009 June 15-26. The air-centric exercise involves more than 200 Air