• 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

  • Elmendorf pilot selected to lead Thunderbirds

    For two years running, Elmendorf's 12th Fighter Squadron has had the honor of one of its fliers being chosen to represent the Air Force in the Thunderbird's Air Demonstration Squadron. Lt. Col. Gregory Thomas was selected to the No. 1 position for the 2008 and 2009 air show seasons. As the

  • Security forces cracks down on cell phone use

    "Hey, Mary! It's Jane. How are you?," said the lady who was using her cell phone to make the call. Jane carried on with her conversation while she was driving and noticed shining red and blue lights pulling up behind her vehicle. Puzzled, Jane asked the security forces member why she was being

  • Elmendorf Airman loses fight against cancer

    Senior Airman James Henley, a 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron member, died May 21 from complications following a stem cell transplant in his fight against Burkitt's lymphoma. Airman Henley arrived here in November 2003. He was diagnosed with the cancer in September 2006. During his tour here,

  • Changes on horizon for Air Force pilots

    The Air Force recently announced there are changes forthcoming in aircrew management. A new process called Transformational Aircrew Management Initiatives for the 21st Century, or TAMI-21, is intended to account for force structure changes that have caused imbalances in pilot inventory distribution

  • COMPACAF sends Memorial Day message

    More than a million American service members have died in the wars and conflicts this nation fought since the first colonial soldiers took up arms in 1775 to fight for independence. Every Soldier, Sailor, Airman and Marine who died fighting in these conflicts was someone's son or daughter, father or