• Air Force launches 'BlueTube' site for online videos

    When you get an interesting or funny Air Force video in your e-mail, do you ever send it out to family, friends and co-workers? Now the Air Force has its own channel, called AirForceBlueTube, for those videos on the popular video-sharing site YouTube.com. "We wanted to have a one-stop shop to host

  • Tricare takes aim at childhood obesity

    October is Children's Health Month and Tricare has launched a new Web page at http://www.tricare.mil/getfit to promote a healthy lifestyle partnership aimed at military families. The new page serves as campaign "headquarters." The target? Childhood obesity. Tricare is partnering with the Defense

  • AF announces selection process for deputy support group commanders

    Air Force Personnel Center officials recently released the selection process and eligibility requirements for officers interested in calendar year 2009 mission support group deputy commander positions. Following the Air Force chief of staff's force development construct, officers will be matched to

  • Senate confirms Gen. Fraser as next vice chief of staff

    General William M. Fraser III, a command pilot, will be the Air Force's next vice chief of staff, based on a Senate confirmation vote, which occurred Oct. 2. Now the president must offer the official appointment to the general before he can assume his new position. General Fraser, who now serves as

  • Senate confirms Donley to be next secretary of Air Force

    Michael B. Donley will be the next secretary of the Air Force based on an Oct. 2 Senate confirmation vote here. Secretary Donley had been designated by the president to begin serving as acting secretary on June 21, 2008. The former director of administration and management for the Defense

  • Fire Prevention: everyone's responsibility

    Elmendorf will be celebrating Fire Prevention week Oct. 5-11 with this year's theme "Prevent Home Fires." Efforts to achieve this goal are accomplished primarily by conducting home inspections and eliminating fire hazards. Listed below are statistics and other helpful ideas to aid you in reaching

  • Road menace: potholes

    Alaska has extreme temperature changes which lead to the infamous potholes. Water and temperature extremes lead to weakened road surfaces. The cold freezes the moisture in the ground causing it to expand, which leads to cracking the asphalt surface. Water will then penetrate the crack and slowly

  • Cavity or Treat?

    With Halloween upon us, the 3rd Dental Squadron would like provide a few reminders about the "sweet" holiday. This is the one day out of the year when it is acceptable to indulge in sticky and gooey candy; even the 3rd Dental Squadron partakes in this event. We do want to forewarn you; too much

  • DOD officials move toward civilian expeditionary capability

    Defense Department officials are moving forward with setting up a global expeditionary force for civilian employees, a senior Pentagon personnel official said Sept. 30. Patricia Bradshaw, deputy undersecretary of defense for civilian personnel policy, said operations in Iraq and Afghanistan pointed

  • Former PA director visits Elmendorf, speaks at AF Ball

    The former Director of Public Affairs for the Secretary of the Air Force visited Elmendorf AFB to speak at the 2008 Air Force Ball Sept. 26. During her trip to Elmendorf, Brig. Gen. Michelle Johnson visited several organizations speaking on various topics from her 27-years of Air Force