• Annual campaign highlights awareness

    Our nation observes Sexual Assault Awareness Month during April. This year, the Department of Defense campaign for SAAM reinforces the role of the bystander and promotes responsibility and intervention. Responsibility is shifted from the victim and perpetrator to the community as a whole. This

  • Hospital upgrades MRI capabilities

    The Air Force-Veterans Administration hospital here recently completed a $1.2 million upgrade to its magnetic resonance imaging capabilities. MRIs can help clinicians evaluate patients who may have had a stroke, have cancer, or a variety of other medical problems. The upgraded MRI includes high

  • Curb alcohol abuse with help from Tricare

    It only takes one. A single drink can have multiple effects on an individual. Depending on the person, these could include difficulty walking, blurred vision, slurred speech, slowed reaction times or impaired memory. Those are just a few of the short-term effects. Heavy drinking over a long period

  • Elmendorf repositions aircraft in response to Redoubt eruption

    The 3rd Wing is repositioning aircraft as a precautionary measure due to recent eruption of Mt. Redoubt to prevent possible ash damage. The base is moving four F-15C's, one E-3 AWACS, and one C-17 to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Additionally, two C-17's are being moved to McChord Air Force Base

  • Good moose hunting: Base, state officials track wildlife populations

    Moose, moose everywhere as far as the eye can see. That's how some residents of Alaska say they feel. It seems like no matter where people are there's a moose wandering around. Where do they all come from? Where do they go? What kind of things are they doing? These are the questions that Elmendorf

  • Bulldogs fly 350 sorties during deployment

    The 525th Fighter Squadron makes a perfect score. The Bulldogs recently returned from their extended deployment to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev, and Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The squadron members participated in Red Flag while at Nellis, and accomplished valuable training while at Holloman. The

  • Home fire safety

    Elmendorf officials continue to conduct Fire Prevention Week. Fire is one of the most common disasters and causes more deaths than any other type of disaster. More than 70 percent of fire deaths occur in the home. Fire does not have to be deadly. Take precautions to make your home safe and have an