• Elmendorf Spotlights: PACAF releases Readiness awards

    The following are Pacific Air Forces Logistics Readiness award winners. These winners will represent PACAF at the Air Force level.Transportation Civilian Supervisor/Leader of the Year:Lamont Cupp3rd Logisitics Readiness SquadronAir Transportation Senior NCO of the Year:Senior Master Sgt. Truman

  • February: Children's Dental Health Month

    February is National Children's Dental Health Month. The 3rd Dental Squadron would like to provide some facts about teeth. Alaska is known for its many outdoor recreational activities such as sledding, hockey, baseball and skiing, just to name a few. These activities can be fun, but accidents do

  • Firefighters save camel from manhole

    Many people associate firefighters with rescuing cats out of trees. For the firefighters assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, they weren't expecting this animal rescue call Monday. A baby camel was trapped in a manhole. "This was the weirdest call I've ever been on," said

  • Financial services transformation: start with a click, skip the trip

    The Air Force is increasingly giving Airmen greater ability to initiate pay-related transactions from their own home or office - perhaps saving them a trip to the finance office on a typically cold Alaska morning. You're probably already familiar with systems like LeaveWeb, the Defense Travel System

  • Elmendorf hospital named best … again

    There are very few things better than being named the best. One of which is being named the best twice in back-to-back years. For the second consecutive year, the Elmendorf hospital was named the best hospital in the Air Force after receiving the Air Force Surgeon General Award Feb. 3. This award

  • DOD attacks smokeless tobacco

    In a month-long initiative to promote the Great American Spit Out (GASpO) Feb. 19, and Through With Chew Week, Feb. 15-21, the U.S. Department of Defense and TRICARE are deploying all the weapons in their arsenals. The target of the attack is the smokeless, but far from harmless, spit or chewing

  • Action Line: Patient gives thanks to Elmendorf hospital

    There are so many things to complain about and it seems like the Action Line is full of them, however, I am happy to be writing so that others may be aware of a facility on the base that is very awesome. My story is about the group of people that work and serve at the Elmendorf AFB hospital. I was a

  • Arctic Warriors receive NJP

    Article 15s: An airman from the 3rd Medical Group received an Article 15 for drunk and disorderly conduct. The punishment consisted of reduction to airman basic and suspended 14 days extra duty. A staff sergeant from the 3rd MDG received an Article 15 for drunk and disorderly conduct. The punishment