• Arctic Warriors receive NJP

    Article 15s:An airman first class received an Article 15 for underage drinking and drunk and disorderly conduct. The punishment consisted of forfeitures of $100 pay per month for two months with $100 suspended, and 14 days extra duty. An airman first class received a vacation action for failing to

  • 2008 – Another year in the books

    Arctic Warriors have a lot to look back on as 2008 comes to an end and the new year begins. The year began with the 3rd Medical Group Arctic Medics deploying to Hawaii to build a fully-functional hospital during exercise Pacific Lifeline. This hospital came complete with an emergency room, intensive

  • Technical sergeant refuses to give up

    "Me, my plan is to get back to work ... I know they're not getting everything done that needs to be done with me in here," said Tech. Sgt. John Jaramillo to a small gathering of admirers at Providence Hospital in Anchorage, Dec. 12. In November, the vehicle maintenance technician was nearly killed

  • Tribal and military leaders working together

    Almost 30 Alaska tribal leaders and 10 key military commanders met to discuss issues that impact both the tribes and military in Alaska during the bi-annual Alaska Tribal and Military Leaders Meeting held Dec. 9 at Elmendorf Air Force Base. "The goal of this meeting was to enhance the military's

  • Officials set military housing allowance rates for 2009

    Housing allowances for military members will go up an average of 6.9 percent in 2009, Defense Department officials announced Dec. 15. The increase comes to an average of about $95 per month across the board for the 950,000 servicemembers expected to draw basic allowance for housing, or BAH, in 2009,

  • PACAF centralizes fit testing

    Airmen across PACAF will soon see a change in their fitness testing procedures as the command moves to centralize all fit testing under base health and wellness centers by March of 2009. After receiving feedback from across the command, Gen. Howie Chandler, Pacific Air Forces commander, directed the

  • CSAF: Joint Expeditionary Tasking Term

    The Nation is at war and the capabilities we provide as a part of the Joint team are vitally important. Portions of the capabilities we deliver have until this point fallen into a broad category of tasks designated as "In-Lieu-Of" (ILO). The Department of Defense enacted several changes to Joint

  • F-22As scheduled to deploy to Japan, Guam

    The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to deploy two contingents of F-22A Raptors to the Pacific theater in January 2009 for approximately three months. Current plans call for 12 of the fighters to deploy to Kadena Air Base, Japan, from Langley Air Force Base, Va., and another 12 to deploy to Andersen Air

  • Safety key for new year

    This holiday season may very well be the most anticipated time of the year. This is the time we give thanks, remember our loved ones and spend time with our families. The anticipation alone can be overwhelming. You have so many ideas, errands, and plans on your mind leading up to the "Big Day"; it's