• 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

  • PACAF crown - 3rd WG named best weapon system maintenance

    The 3rd Wing is to receive the Pacific Air Forces' 2008 Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapon System Award. The selection identifies Elmendorf as having the best weapon system maintenance record of the nine bases in PACAF. "This award recognizes the men and women providing exceptional

  • Deployed Crews Practice Emergency-landing Response

    (Editor's note: Staff Sgt. Michael Tyron is a member of the 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska) The 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron took a proactive approach to conducting barrier inspections Nov. 19. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's barriers, used

  • Chairman: Serious debate on security investment needed

    Americans need to have a serious debate about what it takes to defend the United States, said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Nov. 17 here. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen has long proposed a floor for funding for national security of 4 percent of the gross domestic product. With the

  • Paving the way for a new travel reimbursement process

    Air Force finance officials are implementing ways to improve customer service to Airmen with process changes, said the director of the Secretary of the Air Force Financial Management Process Improvement and Integrations Office. "This has been a rocky road for some Air Force travelers," said

  • TRICARE monthly premiums decrease for TRS

    Effective Jan. 1, 2009, TRICARE will reduce the rates for TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS). Monthly premiums for TRS individual coverage will drop 44 percent from $81 to $47.51, and TRS family coverage will drop 29 percent from $253 to $180.17. The 2009 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), section

  • Arctic Warrior of the Week

    Joseph O'NeilArctic Warrior of the Week Organization and duty title: 3rd Mission Support Squadron Education Counselor Hometown: ChicagoHobbies: Poker, reading, enjoying the great outdoors Mission contribution: I educate the Elmendorf community on available resources and opportunities to

  • Arctic Warriors graduate from CCAF

    The following Arctic Warriors received their diplomas at a Community College of the Air Force ceremony at the base theater Nov. 14. The following Arctic Warriors are Pitsenbarger Award winners. The Pitsenbarger Award was named after Airman 1st Class William Pitsenbarger, a recipient of the