• End of era: Comptrollers complete final travel voucher

    Several 3rd Comptroller Squadron Airmen made local history Feb. 26-27 as manual travel processing came to an end across Pacific Air Forces. Staff Sgt. Chris Larsen, Senior Airmen Josh Mendez, Keenan Watson and Samantha Wood-Clemons, and Airmen 1st Class Casey Brockway and Miguel Santiago computed

  • Base scientist contributes to girls’ math conference

    Among the milestones of mathematics, around 20,000 B.C. people carved notches in wood to represent numbers, and in 3500 B.C. people in Sumeria developed numbers based on place value. However, it wasn't until around the year A.D. 400 that a woman named Hypatia became the earliest notable female

  • Missed medical appointments costs hospital millions

    Missed medical appointments are a problem for many medical practices, and the 3rd Medical Group is no exception. A missed appointment means the physician, technician and nurses suddenly find themselves with time on their hands that should be filled by a sick or injured patient. While this short

  • Crew chief to entertain thousands worldwide

    An F-15 crew chief here was selected to join Tops in Blue in February. Airman 1st Class Sheila Smith, 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, was accepted to join Tops in Blue, the Air Force's premier entertainment showcase, after submitting an audition video in response to a servicewide talent

  • Aurora Housing utility allowance changes; Costs could be passed on to tenants

    The cost of electricity and natural gas in Alaska increased in 2009. The rate Aurora Housing pays to the government and the local providers for these utilities is not exempt from the more than 20 percent increase. Thus, differences may could be passed on to base housing residents. In January, the

  • Airmen vigilant for threats

    Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's Escort Flight keep a vigilant eye throughout the base interior 24 hours a day, seven days a week to protect the base's operational security and everyone's safety. The flight of more than 180 Airmen preserve security by escorting

  • Ice Operation has slippery start

    The 611th Civil Engineer Squadron, 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron, Coast Guard, Navy's Supervisor of Salvage, and the Alaska Environmental Protection Agency combined this year to practice decontamination procedures. Ice Ops is an annual exercise, which took place Feb. 24-25 here, to prepare for

  • Air Force names medical awards

    Air Force Field Grade Physical Therapist Award: Maj. Troy McGill 3rd Medical Operations Squadron Air Force Company Grade Physician Assistant of the Year Award: Capt. Kevin Kubly 3rd MDOS Colonel John L. Binder Expeditionary Medical Operations Officer of the Year: Maj. Rodney Gumbish 3rd Medical