• Elmendorf, coalition forces hone skills at RED FLAG-Alaska

    One minute, you're listening to an Airman via video teleconference who is briefing you on today's threats. A short time later, you're in a C-17, skimming the tree tops of the rugged Alaska terrain, preparing to drop equipment to forces on the ground. This is just another day at RED FLAG-Alaska. RED

  • 12th Fighter Squadron wins air-superiority award

    The 12th Fighter Squadron celebrated its 25th anniversary of winning the 1981 Raytheon Award by earning a second. The soon-to-be decommissioned squadron is the winner of the 2006 Raytheon Award. Started in 1953 by Hughes Aircraft Company, the trophy is given annually to the top air-superiority or

  • FOURTH of JULY

    The FOURTH of JULY...even saying it out loud makes me feel good and smile! The Middle of the Summer...baseball....hotdogs...ice cream...maybe a Parade or a round of Golf...BUT always ending with FIREWORKS! Yes, the Misawa Airmen will remind me of the sea fog and fireworks sometimes pushed off to

  • Elmendorf couple make history in F-15

    Summer is the perfect time of year for couples to get out of the house and enjoy the great outdoors together. One Elmendorf couple took that to a whole new extreme. Maj. Carey Jones and Capt. Blaine Jones became the first married couple to fly an alert practice scramble mission together here June

  • Elmendorf celebrates C-17 arrival

    Elmendorf officially received its first C-17 Globemaster III airlifter during a ceremony here Monday. It was delivered by Alaska's Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell. Elmendorf is the Pacific Air Forces second location for C-17s. "The C-17 is an exceptional aircraft and what a smooth ride," said the lieutenant