• Elmendorf Army Air Base’s first commander

    On Nov. 28, 1942, a C-47 assigned to the 54th Troop Carrier Squadron, took off from Naknek en-route to Elmendorf Army Air Base. Thirty minutes after the plane departed, the Naknek control tower lost contact with it. The weather at the time required instrument flying with severe winds, up to 70 mph,

  • Air Force Band Sonora fosters relationships in Kyrgyzstan

    The Air Forces Central band "Sonora" played to all audience spectrums as they performed 11 concerts in their eight-day visit here, Nov. 12-20. The 10-person band's visit to Manas included multiple performances at a wide variety of venues in the local Kyrgyz communities. The band is known as Sonora

  • Arctic Warriors reminded of snowmachine procedures

    Summers in Alaska are beautiful, but uncertain. Winters, however can be safely assumed to be snowy and cold. The beauty of snow-filled woods and the pleasure of traversing the winter landscape with family and friends make snow machining fun. However, there are a few things that operators should be

  • Air Force dominates to another rugby title

    The Air Force claimed its fifth consecutive Armed Forces Rugby Championship on Stewart-Watson Field defeating the Navy 37-8 Nov. 20. Air Force advanced to the championship match by posting a 4-0 record in the round-robin tournament while the Navy posted a 3-1 record to make it to the championship

  • COMPACAF shares holiday message with Airmen

    As the holiday season brings 2008 to a close, I offer my sincere thanks to our entire Pacific Air Forces team--military, civilians and family members--who make this command a cornerstone of our nation's security in the Pacific. It's been a challenging year in PACAF and for our Air Force as we've

  • MPF releases tips on appearance standards

    Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel, applies to all active-duty Air Force members, members of the United States Air Force Reserve and members of the Air National Guard. It directs the wear of uniforms, insignias, awards and decorations. It describes

  • Arctic Warriors receive NJP

    Article 15s: An airman first class from the 3rd Maintenance Group received an Article 15 for using the government travel card for unauthorized purchases. The punishment consisted of a suspended reduction to airman and 30 days extra duty. An airman first class from the 3rd Medical Group received an