• Keating passes PACOM torch to Willard

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presided over a change-of-command ceremony here Oct. 19 as Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating passed the U.S. Pacific Command helm to Navy Adm. Robert F. Willard. Willard assumed command of the

  • Airmen wrap up relief efforts in Pacific

    Airmen providing humanitarian assistance following the recent natural disasters in the Pacific have wrapped up their efforts and are returning home, Pacific Air Forces officials here said Oct. 19. The missions began Sept. 30 when Hawaii Air National Guard crews flew two C-17 Globemaster IIIs loaded

  • Pentagon officials stress cybersecurity

    Pentagon officials stress that no matter what computer you use, you need to take cybersecurity into account. With growing dependence on information technology and increasing threats against it, President Barack Obama declared October to be National Cybersecurity Month. The Defense Department is one

  • Elmendorf Honor Guard participates in funeral of H1N1 complications victim

    The Elmendorf Honor Guard served in the memorial service of an Air Force member at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Oct. 15. Staff Sgt. Shawn J. Rankin, who hailed from nearby Anchorage, died Oct. 4 from complications with the H1N1 virus at his off-base residence in Glendale, Ariz. Sergeant

  • Halloween safety

    Ghouls, goblins and other costumed children will be going door to door at the end of the month. Trick or treating takes place 5-8 p.m. Oct. 31 here. As a reminder the speed limit in residential areas is 15 mph. Drivers should be especially cautious for children while driving. Following these

  • Breast cancer diagnosis: Early detection is key

    Joanne Capozzi hung up the phone, looked at her co-workers and said, "The news isn't good." After two mammograms, a sonogram, an MRI, and a biopsy -- the results had come back. She had breast cancer. "It was like an out of body experience," said Capozzi, wife of retired Col. Rocky Capozzi. "I always

  • 2009 Special Olympics' Alaska Bowling Tournament

    Volunteers are needed for the Nov. 20-22, 2009, Special Olympics' Alaska Bowling Tournament at the Polar Bowl here. Currently there are more than 300 Special Olympics Alaska, athletes, partners and coaches across the state preparing for the bowling tournament. To volunteer download the volunteer

  • H1N1 vaccine information update

    Alaska has received its initial shipment of H1N1 vaccine. It was a small portion of the total vaccine that was projected to arrive in Alaska over the next several weeks. Alaska provided Elmendorf with all of the doses that will be designated for non-active-duty tricare beneficiaries. Elmendorf also