Elmendorf Air Force Base News

On Thursday November 12, 2009, President Obama will travel to Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage, Alaska to meet with service members and offer remarks to the Elmendorf AFB community.

President Barack Obama leaves on Thursday on his first Asian trip since becoming president on January 20.

The White House says President Barack Obama's first visit to Alaska, originally scheduled for Veterans Day, has been postponed until Thursday.

President Barack Obama will visit Alaska next week, as he begins a longer trip to Japan, China, South Korea and Singapore.

In an effort to steer kids away from drugs, the Anchorage School District and Eagle River Boys and Girls Club hosted the annual Red Ribbon Week Oct.

The U.S. Air Force is cutting back the contract staff at its King Salmon facility, officials announced on Tuesday.

17. The Greatlanders visited Misawa during their tour of Eastern Asia. 10/20/2009 - A saxophone quartet from the Greatlanders, the Pacific Air Forces show band, performs at Misawa Seishin-kai Hospital Oct.

An Anchorage clinical social worker who specialized in the treatment of children has been arrested on child pornography charges.

A two-hour trial run of a city plan to conserve energy in the event of a natural gas shortfall this winter resulted in an estimated energy load reduction of between 2 and 4 percent, Anchorage officials said this afternoon.

Airmen providing humanitarian assistance following recent natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region have finished their missions and are returning home, Pacific Air Forces announced Monday.

19. The missions began Sept. 30 when Hawaii Air National Guard crews flew two C-17 Globemaster IIIs loaded with relief supplies and a multiagency contingency to American Samoa after the island was struck by an earthquake one day prior.

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Royal Thai air force Maj. Prakorb Khumtho, 601st Airlift Squadron leader and director of operations, prepares himself for takeoff Oct.

Standing in front of a F-22 Raptor, "against the background of the world's greatest fighter," seven new recruits and one reenlistment took an oath to commit to the 477th Fighter Group, Alaska's Air Force Reserve unit, in Hanger 15 at Elmendorf Air Force Base Oct.

Army officials say the process of combining Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson into one joint operation will begin early next year.

Maj. Scott Hughes gathers medical information from a patient with the help of Hasbi, a local interpreter, Oct.

Joint Base Andrews, Md., earlier this month became the second joint installation in the country, as part of an ongoing consolidation process that began with the military's 2005 Base Realignment and Closure process.

Rain and Raptors don't mix. Wet conditions at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, caused mechanical problems in a dozen F-22 Raptor fighters deployed to the Pacific island from the much less rainy Alaska.

Staff Sgt. Christopher West, 36th Mobility Response Squadron from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, marshals a forklift carrying medical supplies off of a C-17 Globemaster III Oct.

An Army Citation-560 aircraft was forced to perform a gear-up landing Oct. 6, 2009, at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.

To reflect changing times, a new look and feel is coming to the Air Force dining experience at select bases, mirroring a college "community commons." The Manpower, Personnel and Services community identified the transformation of food operations as the highest priority initiative to serve the Air Force community better and improve Airmen's quality ...