• Gamecocks have final command change

    Lt. Col. David Graff, relinquished command of the 19th Fighter Squadron to Lt. Col. Greg Miller at the unit's final change of command ceremony here April 16.Colonel Miller will be the fighter squadron's final commander until the historic unit is deactivated September this year.F-15C Eagles from the

  • Joint training at 12,500 feet

    In less than 10 seconds, they were gone.Traveling toward earth at speeds of approximately 150 mph, the operators open their parachutes and slowly drift to the ground.Once safely on land, they re-pack, board the C-17 Globemaster III and do it again. This scenario happened four more times over a drop

  • SEREs help Airmen refresh survival skills

    There are only approximately 400 Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist in the Air Force, and two of them reside here. Tech. Sgt. Drew Timms and Staff Sgt. Reid Beveridge are SERE specialists and belong to Elmendorf's 3rd Operations Support Squadron's Weapons and Tactics Flight.They are

  • Red Flag-Alaska prepares for take off

    Red Flag-Alaska 10-2 is scheduled for April 15-30.Elmendorf and the surrounding areas can expect to see an increase in air traffic during that time frame.RF-A is an exercise that has taken place at Elmendorf and Eielson AFBs since 1992. The event is a realistic 10-day air combat training exercise

  • Operations group validates new capability

    The 3rd Operations Group validated their air-to-air gunnery capability April 7, by performing their first live fire gunnery mission over a range in Alaska. "Our fighter pilots are required to have two live fire training missions a year," said Lt. Col. Terry Scott, 3rd Operations Group deputy

  • Elmendorf chaplain helps make a difference

    As the final rotation of the 732nd Air Expeditionary Group chaplain office draws to a close, the two-person team went on a final mission to neighboring forward operating bases around Baghdad International Airport.Although the purpose of this last trip was to provide pastoral care and help facilitate

  • Elmendorf wins CINC Installation Excellence Award

    The anticipation is over. After nearly two months since Elmendorf was visited by a team of inspectors for the 2010 Commander-in-Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence, they have been announced as the best installation in the Air Force.After being selected as a finalist along with Dover

  • 3rd WG awarded AF Outstanding Unit Award for 2009

    Elmendorf's Arctic Warriors have been awarded the Air Force's Outstanding Unit Award for exceptionally meritorious service from Nov. 2, 2008, to Nov. 1, 2009 .Qualifying members have already been identified and their records have been updated. Members can log into the Virtual MPF to verify their

  • Aircrew flight equipment journeyman ensures safety for others

    An Alaskan Airman ensures the safety of pilots while participating in Cope Tiger in Thailand and Sentry Aloha here this month. Aircrew Flight Equipment journeyman, Senior Airman Kenny Moylan of the 19th Fighter Squadron takes pride in making sure pilots and incentive fliers are prepared and taken

  • Hospital built to weather natural disasters

    In the Pacific Ring of Fire, it is not uncommon for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions to occur. With thousands of earthquakes striking Alaska in 2009 and more than 130 active volcanoes in the state, Anchorage and Elmendorf are continually on alert for some sort of natural hazard. For this reason,