• Deployed Elmendorf maintainer takes 11th Air Force's best CGO title

    A Maintenance officer deployed here from Elmendorf Air Force Base was recently named the 11th Air Force's Company Grade Officer of the Year. Capt. Mary Lent, 36th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Maintenance Unit officer in-charge, is deployed here from Elmendorf Air Force Base with a

  • Disposition of Personal Effects

    First Lt. Jamesina Stuppy, 3rd Mission Support Group, is authorized to make disposition of the personal effects of the late Staff Sgt.Timothy L. Bowles, 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, as stated in Air Force Instruction 34-244, Disposition of Personal Property. Any person or persons having claims

  • Tax filing deadline draws near

    When will we do the taxes? That seems to be the question most people find themselves asking around this time. Taxes can be stressful, or even annoying when there are other things people can be doing with their time. To some people it's just another check on their to-do list. Well, don't fret. There

  • Elmendorf officials mourn loss of Airman

    Elmendorf Air Force Base officials will hold a memorial service this week to honor an NCO killed at 12:30 a.m. March 15 supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Eastern Afghanistan.Staff Sgt. Timothy Bowles, 24, was killed when his vehicle was destroyed by an improvised explosive device while on a

  • 19th Fighter Squadron runs at high tempo

     The 19th Fighter Squadron stays busy maintaining their high operations tempo with multiple of challenging assignments. It seems the 19th Fighter Squadron members have their hands in any nook and cranny they can squeeze them into. With all of the work they've been doing, they're quite busy. The

  • 3rd SFS take part in Commando Warrior

    More than 40 Airmen and three Guardsmen here participated in a security forces operation readiness inspection in January. Pacific Air Forces sent members of the 3rd Security Forces Squadron, the 354th SFS from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and the 176th SFS from Kulis Air National Guard Base,

  • Fire Prevention Week

    Fire Prevention Week takes place here March 23-30. The scheduled events are:March 23: All facility managers and unit safety representatives must a fire prevention safety briefing beginning at 9 a.m. at the base theater. The fire department staff will lead the briefing and instruct on how to properly

  • National Guard soldier salutes Guard’s past in Iditarod

    For the first time, the Alaska Army National Guard is being represented in the 2009 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race by an Alaska Army National Guardsman. In an effort to celebrate and restore its ties to the Iditarod, the Guard selected Army Staff Sgt. Harry Alexie, Alaska Army National Guard,