• NWTC crosses into Northern Edge 2009

    The Army's Northern Warfare Training Center, headquartered at Fort Wainwright, participated in Exercise Northern Edge 2009 here June 17 by instructing a visiting Navy SEAL team on cold-weather river crossing techniques. "The instructors from the NWTC showed us some excellent techniques that our guys

  • VX-9 ‘Vampires’ test their limits in Alaska

    Among the 9,000 servicemembers in Alaska for Northern Edge 2009 is a squadron of Sailors, Marines and civilians doing more than just testing themselves against their sister services. The "Vampires" of Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 9 are tasked with the duty of evaluating new equipment and

  • Northern Edge 2009 gets Buff

    The 96th Bomb Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, deployed here for exercise Northern Edge 2009 to practice mission planning and war-time procedures. The 96th BS brought three B-52H Stratofortress long-range bombers, or "Buffs," to train in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and

  • 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