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  • Select social media sites no longer blocked at Elmendorf

    Nearly two weeks have passed since Elmendorf was named as one of the five experimental bases for social media access on government computers.After being instituted March 30, the 3rd Communications Squadron's commander, Lt. Col. Scott Jackson, said everything seems to be going fine and the policy is

  • 'Buddy Wing' wraps up at Osan

    Airmen of Osan's 25th Fighter Squadron and the Republic of Korea's 237th Tactical Fighter Squadron trained together this week during the spring "Buddy Wing" exercise, which concluded April 15.Buddy Wing is designed to introduce and review tactics, exchange ideas, and improve interoperability between

  • 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

  • Elmendorf lieutenant gives back to UAA ROTC

    First Lt. Christina Geller, 3rd Comptroller Squadron Financial Management Flight commander, has generously offered a $750 scholarship to the University of Alaska Anchorage's ROTC program.Lieutenant Geller will present her first check for the scholarship April 23, at the ROTC's leadership lab,

  • 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

  • Air Force charity brings a smile to Kadena family

    Two-year-old Jimmy Baker has sneaked all the croutons off his mom's salad while she and his dad tell me about Jimmy's surgery. He's been dipping them in ranch dressing and has shown a real talent for getting half the dressing on his upper lip. His parents, Josh and Joleen, don't mind - they're just

  • Northwest Field critical to training, ecosystem

    Andersen Air Force Base's Northwest Field has, over the years, become a critical training asset to support current operations.Along with essential contingency training, the area is also important to the future of Guam's ecosystem, with several endangered species calling the area home.Northwest Field

  • Yokota runs for fun and funds

    More than 520 students, teachers and parents walked, jogged and ran Yokota's fitness trail to raise money for Joan K. Mendel Elementary School here April 8. The Joan K. Mendel Elementary Jog/Walk-a-thon is a yearly event designed to help the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) raise funds for the Fall