• Bikes to Bagram program assists Afghani children

    More than 20 underprivileged children in Afghanistan will get new bikes this month thanks to a group of Anchorage volunteers and an assist from the Alaska Air National Guard.The bicycles, together with parts and tools, were donated by the Anchorage Community YMCA, The Bicycle Shop, Paramount Cycles,

  • Elmendorf's arctic maintainers

    Below-freezing temperatures and strong gusts of wind with freezing wind chills won't keep Elmendorf's aircraft maintainers off the flightline. These men and women have been known to be out doing their job in the arctic environment in temperatures as cold as 40 below zero."Your toes get numb and your

  • Dates set for 2010 Arctic Thunder

    Elmendorf Air Force Base's air show and open house -- Arctic Thunder -- returns to the skies over Anchorage July 31-Aug. 1, 2010, featuring performances by the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron Blue Angels and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration Team. A Blue Angels flight

  • Happy Holidays from PACAF leadership

    With the holiday season fast approaching, Chief Master Sgt. Brooke McLean and I and the entire HQ PACAF staff and our families want to offer a sincere thank you to the entire Pacific Air Forces team--military, civilians and family members--who have enabled continued success for our command in the

  • Elmendorf activates Satcom antenna

    Airmen here activated the Air Force's first Mark IV-B antenna upgrade Dec. 2.The antenna is an upgrade to the Mark IV B systems currently in place that will allow for more weather imagery. All information obtained from this upgrade will determine how the units are installed elsewhere and provide the