• Northern Edge 2008 exercise begins May 5

    The largest military training exercise in Alaska, Northern Edge 2008, begins May 5 with roughly 5,000 U.S. active duty, national guard, and reserve component Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marine participants. Alaskan Command hosts the air-centric exercise, which will involve more than 120 Air Force,

  • Retired Airmen don uniforms once again to teach JROTC cadets

     More than 1,900 Junior ROTC instructors, who teach at 869 school units throughout the world, finished their initial instructor training here last week. Jo Alice Talley, chief of JROTC instructor management at Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools, said the newly hired instructors were

  • Study reveals activities of local bear population

    Common portrayals of bears range from the benign teddy-bear persona of Winnie the Pooh to the helpful and respected image of Smokey the Bear, from the harassed and misunderstood performing bear in "Dr. Doolittle 2" to the ferocious, man-killers in "Legends of the Fall." The truth about bears in the

  • MCAs recognized for best support program in DOD

    From chasing bears out of housing, enforcing fish and wildlife laws, to educating the public, the efforts of Elmendorf's Military Conservation Agents tend to be behind the scenes and rarely noticed ... until now. The program was recently recognized by the National Military Fish & Wildlife Agency for

  • Congress establishes day to remember Holcaust victims

    Congress established the Days of Remembrance as our nation's annual commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust. This year's observance falls during the week of April 27-May 4, with May 2 being the actual Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah in Hebrew). The Holocaust was the systematic murder of

  • Reserve engineers remain asset to Pacific airfields

    The 477th Civil Engineer Squadron recently deployed from Elmendorf for an opportunity to once again contribute to the building of facilities in the Pacific theater. In 1941, the 477th Civil Engineer Squadron, then the 804th CES, was activated at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, as the 804th Engineering

  • Final reunion for 3rd Bombardment Group

    Hollandia. Wewak. Rabaul. "Jock" Henebry. Ray Wilkins. "Pappy" Gunn. Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Coral Sea. All these places, names, and battles are distant memories for most of us, but not for the 17 World War II Veterans and their families who gathered in Austin, Texas, last week. This marked the

  • Painting depicts actions of Medal of Honor recipient

    "That Others May Live" depicts the Vietnam rescue mission that involved and took the life of Airman 1st Class William Pitsenbarger. That is the motto for which a 21-year-old Air Force pararescuman gave his life 42 years ago. A painting depicting Airman Pitsenbarger's actions was dedicated at the

  • Bulldogs take home quarterly crown in first load crew comp

    A load crew from the 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit won their first load crew competition since their reactivation here April 18. The 525th load crew competed against their new friendly rivals, the 90th AMU and the 19th AMU load crews. "These competitions are not just about who finishes first,"