• Sailors Hit the Elmendorf "Beach" to Load Ordnance at Northern Edge

    The seven ordinancemen of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) here for NORTHERN EDGE are a tight-knit group. Though stationed in Fallon, Nevada, (also known as "Top Gun"), these ordinance sailors are here to support four U.S. Navy jets with inert weapons systems and training equipment.

  • Learning the Lingo: Sailors and Airmen "Talk the Talk" at Northern Edge

    For the sailors of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC), being in Alaska isn't just another "fish out of water" story. Sure, there's a certain amount of transition needed to get from ship to shore. And it can take a moment to translate "gedunk" into "snack bar" and "head" into "bathroom."

  • Civilian Leaders Visit NE 08

    How do you get numerous high-powered Anchorage business people to abandon their jobs for half a day? Stick time in the F-15 simulator and a chance to stand next to and examine the F-22 Raptor usually works. The Northern Edge 08 Distinguished Visitor tour was May 7 here as 3rd Wing commander Brig.

  • Logistics Makes the World Go Round

    "If everything goes great, no one cares about logistics," said Lt. Col. Todd M. Dudinsky, the ALCOM J4 Plans and Policies Officer. "They care when stuff doesn't get here, or they can't get from one place to another, or if there aren't places to sleep or eat." Dudinsky quoted an old military saying,

  • Military visits the village of Chenega to discuss Northern Edge 2008

       Chenega is located on Evans Island in Prince William Sound, 104 air miles southeast of Anchorage. It is a federally-recognized tribe located in this mostly Alutiiq community that practices a subsistence and commercial fishing lifestyle. Chenega is classified as an isolated village with one

  • 4-25TH ID, 3rd ASOS provide CAS during NE08

    Shortly after coordinates were relayed to the pilots and infrared heat markers were deployed emitting a discreet optical beacon, F-16s passed over an unsuspecting convoy, deployed ordnance, and neutralized any possible threats. What appeared to be a malicious air raid was actually a training

  • ‘Plan My Move’ step-by-step tool to ease burden for military families

    It's almost peak moving season again for military families, and Defense Department leaders want families to know new resources are available to help. "Plan My Move," soft-launched in late summer, is the next generation of DOD's MilitaryHomefront tools to provide an integrated "e-moving" solution,

  • Air Force training records go digital, saving time, money

    Air Force officials are fielding two systems currently available through the Air Force Portal that make it easier to keep on-the-job training records up-to-date, saving time and money. Each Airman's Air Force Specialty Code will determine if their records will be maintained in one of these two

  • Elmendorf follows AF lead: EO organizations merge

    Elmendorf's equal opportunity offices have followed the Air Force's lead by merging operations. The combining of the military equal opportunity and equal employment opportunity offices became official in January, although the offices have been working together in some capacity since August 2007. The