• Dental students receive hands-on training with Arctic Warriors

    These days, if you walk into the Dental Clinic at Elmendorf, don't be surprised if you find yourself in the chair of a University of Alaska-Anchorage dental student. A dozen students are enrolled in the UAA Dental Hygiene Program, which consists of a partnership between the University of Alaska and

  • Air Force Assistance Fund campaign begins Monday

    This year's Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, which begins at Elmendorf March 3, and ends April 13, provides Airmen the opportunity to contribute to any of the four official Air Force charitable organizations. Now in its 35th year, 100 percent of designated AFAF contributions will benefit active

  • Alaska's first F-22 total force deployment successful

    Elmendorf's 3rd Wing and Air Force Reserve Command's 477th Fighter Group here combined for its first F-22A Raptor deployment to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., for Combat Archer. The successful integration of both reserve and active-duty Airmen was showcased Feb. 2-17, when approximately eight

  • FM transfers customer service to AFFSC

    The Air Force is transforming its Financial Management operations in the largest change in FM's 60-year history. The changes will help to provide more effective and efficient finance operations within base-level comptroller squadrons by consolidating and standardizing the backshop processing

  • 2008 CSAF reading list

    Fellow Airmen, Developing Airmen remains one of my key priorities; to that end I've carefully selected each book on my 2008 reading list. Victory -- whether on the front lines of today's Long War or in the air, space and cyberspace surrounding tomorrow's foes -- will be determined in large part by

  • AAFES implementing significant 'green' initiatives

    The Department of Defense's oldest and largest retailer, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, is embarking on a variety of energy-saving initiatives to reduce its impact on the environment and strengthen the exchange benefit military families have come to depend on. From vending machines to gas

  • Virtual MPF adds new self-service program for assignments

    A new self-service assignments application launching Feb. 19 will eliminate a visit to the military personnel flight/element, saving Airmen both time and effort as part of the continuing initiatives of the Air Force's Personnel Services Delivery Transformation. Using the Expanded Permissive

  • Postal Service offers first-time military discount

    Planning to send a care package to a military service member serving abroad? Send it after March 3 to take advantage of a new flat-rate box from the Postal Service that is 50 percent larger and delivered for $10.95 to an APO/FPO address -- $2 less than for domestic destinations. "This is the first