• How the HARRT beats

    Seven 3rd Wing Airmen, recently returned from a deployment to Padang Indonesia. The Airmen were deployed with the Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team to help the victims of the Sept. 30, 7.6-magnitude earthquake. The HARRT was comprised of members from the 36th Wing at Anderson Air Force

  • 3rd Wing Outstanding Performer

    This week's 3rd Wing outstanding performer is Staff Sgt. Kelly Caruso, 525th Fighter Squadron. Caruso revamped the entire computer security continuity binder in anticipation of an upcoming inspection. She also updated the operations desk continuity binder, eliminating redundant work and saving

  • JBER town hall briefing addresses civilian employees' concerns

    The Joint Base Enterprise hosted four Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson "HR Plan" town hall briefings, two on Oct. 21 and two on 22, at the Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base theaters, respectively. The focus of the briefings was to address civilian employees' human resource concerns

  • To the right

    Recently some of the Elmendorf emergency vehicles have had problems with motorists not yielding to the right when the vehicles have their emergency lights on. Most of the 30-35 emergency calls the 3rd Medical Group receive a month take an average of 10 minutes for teams to arrive on scene, said

  • Flash point: Fuels lab answers burning need

    Although the team is small and their job narrow in scope, the 379th Expeditionary Logistics and Readiness Squadron fuels lab holds the lives of servicemembers and the safety of aircraft in their hands. Fuel is a single-point failure commodity, said Staff Sgt. Michael Brady, 379 ELRS fuels lab NCO in

  • Stop loss Airmen eligible for compensation

    Current and former Airmen who were involuntarily held on active duty beyond an approved separation or retirement date as a direct result of stop loss between Sept. 11, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2009, may be eligible for a Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay compensation of $500 for each month they were

  • 3rd Wing's outstanding performer

    This week's 3rd Wing outstanding performer is Airman 1st Class Patrick Bell, 3rd Operations Support Squadron. Bell stood up the Aircrew Flight Equipment Supply Storage Center. In four days, he assembled an industrial shelving system and inventoried over 1,000 aircrew chemical-defense ensembles

  • Elmendorf forms new squadron

    Elmendorf's 3rd Mission Support Squadron and 3rd Services Squadron will be officially merged to form the 3rd Force Support Squadron Oct. 23 at the Susitna Club. On the day of the merger, the 3rd MSS will deactivate and Lt. Col. Rita Snyder will relinquish her command. The 3rd SVS will then be