• SPF--an everyday use

    After the dark Alaskan winter many would say they're glad to see the abundant sun of summer, but is the daylight doing more harm than good?The Elmendorf dermatology clinic, which deals with the skin and its diseases, is answering that very question daily to their patients."Our patients range

  • Airmen perform heroic actions during plane crash

    Two Airmen stationed here jumped into action and put themselves in harm's way June 1 while rescuing survivors from a Cessna 206 plane crash. A plane that took off shortly after 5 p.m. from Merrill Field went down moments later into the side of a Fairview building, injuring four people and killing

  • Conservation officers review base bear policy after incident

    Due to recent events on Elmendorf Air Force Base, the 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron's Natural Resource Conservation Agency is making some changes to their bear safety briefings and information for regarding human interaction with black bear on and around Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.Four girls,

  • Audiology: How your ears relate to your health

    The study of sound is Audiology.A doctor specializing in Audiology is an audiologist they perform hearing tests, tests of balance, provide education about hearing and ear disorders, and fit hearing aids. Along with audiologist there are otolaryngologists, or medical doctors who specialize in

  • Training for the real thing

    Recently the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and the state of Alaska came together to participate in the Arctic Fencing Inter-Agency Arrow 2010 field training exercise. The goal of the exercise was to test the interagency response between the Departments

  • Seward Fishing Community honors veterans

    Seward residents celebrated Memorial Day weekend in a way only the Alaskan fishing community could the fourth Annual Armed Service Veteran Combat Fishing tournament, the largest military appreciation fishing tournament in the nation, took place May 27.In honor of Memorial Day, Seward, Alaska and

  • Military, family history intertwined

    In a lot of cases the military is the family business. Sons and daughters join the military to follow in the footsteps of their parents and grandparents that served before them. For the Capozzi family the Air Force is their business and wherever its location the 19th Fighter Squadron has often been