• PACAF unit wins turkey shoot competition

    Misawa Airmen shot their way to the top, winning the award for best fighter squadron and wing during a "virtual" air combat exercise flown from simulator cockpits around the globe Sept. 22-26. The Air Combat Command-sponsored Turkey Shoot pitted fighter pilots from throughout the combat air forces

  • Hospital highlights International Infection Prevention Week

    The 3rd Medical Group Hospital will join other hospitals around Alaska and the U.S. by highlighting infection prevention as part of National Infection Prevention Week Sunday through Oct. 25. In 1986, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the third week in October as National Infection Prevention Week

  • Protect Our Patients' kicks off

    The 3rd Medical Group DoD/VA Joint Venture Hospital joined a nationwide initiative designed to inform hospital patients and visitors about their role in infection prevention. The hospital launched the "Protect Our Patients" campaign April 25, 2008. Hospital visitors will notice "Protect Our

  • Arctic Reserve celebrates 1 year

    Happy Birthday 477th Fighter Group! It's been one year since the Air Force Reserve activated its first F-22A associate unit here and the Arctic Reserve has already reached Initial Operational Capability. "A year ago the 477th Fighter Group at Elmendorf didn't exist," said Col. Eric Overturf, 477th

  • LSET converges on Elmendorf

    The wing will have a mixture of officers and enlisted inspectors representing Pacific Air Forces, Air Mobility Command and Air Combat Command converge on the 3rd Wing Oct. 19 for the 2008 Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Team inspection. Beginning Oct. 20 the team will officially begin to

  • Flu season=vaccination

    With falling temperatures, winter and the "flu" season are just around the corner. Influenza or the "flu" is different from the common cold and can result in serious complications for certain individuals. Unlike the "stomach flu," influenza is a contagious respiratory disease caused by the influenza