• Travel advisory

    Based on the increase in health risk, posed to military personnel traveling to Mexico, the commander of U.S. Northern Command has determined that official travel for U.S. military personnel to Mexico should be restricted to mission essential personnel travel only. A process has been established to

  • Alaska changes school registration, immunization rules

    Alaska changed its immunization requirements for all elementary school-age children in kindergarten through 6th grade. The new rule requires parents who register their children in on or after July 1 must have already received two doses of the chickenpox or varicella vaccine. Those children being

  • Road closure notice

    Fairchild Avenue, between Arctic Warrior Drive and Fighter Drive, will be closed on 11 May-8 June for construction. Please call Staff Sgt John Clements, Construction Management 3 Civil Engineer Squadron, with any questions at 227-7628.

  • Forming a team: Training prepares service members for Afghan deployment

    Military servicemembers assembled here earlier this month, to form a unit dedicated to conduct reconstruction operations in Afghanistan. Classes of provincial reconstruction teams comprised of Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors from active-duty and reserve military components, began training under the

  • Swine flu update

    Recently there have been a number of cases of swine flu, H1N1, reported in the media. The Department of Defense and all segments of the U.S. government are working along with our international partners to lessen the impact of the H1N1 flu outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • 1st Golf Tournament of 2009

    Elmendorf's Eagleglen Golf Course is having a Pacific Air Forces day May 22, 2009. The event is limited to 36 four-person teams. It is open to everyone. The game will be scramble format, where the best ball wins. Event starts at 7 a.m. and finishes at 1 p.m. Check-in no later than 6:15 am. There is

  • WWII Veteran reunites with family

    It served its country and fought in the war, but now it stands, rigid, like a doll, in this dark room few people know about. Not long ago, it would greet curious minds as they entered the big doors from its lavish case telling them the story about the war and how the Airmen fought. It's one of a

  • Lend a helping hand

    As the weather breaks into some nice warm days, it's a perfect time to get out into the community and lend a helping hand. If you're having hard time thinking about where you'd like to volunteer, then consider an animal shelter. Every day animals are being brought in to shelter in wait for a new

  • Procrastination, the check's in the mail

    While commenting on the topic of procrastination, famed American author and humorist, Mark Twain was once quoted as saying we should "Never put off till tomorrow what we can do the day after tomorrow." The reason I believe most of us can appreciate the ironic humor in that statement, is because at