Elmendorf Air Force Base News

The Air Force's USAF Band of the Pacific-Alaska will be deactivated in September, and the band will be honored by the state legislature at a ceremony at JBER Wednesday for its more than 70 years of service.

North American Aerospace Defense Command celebrated its 55th anniversary in its headquarters here today.

Readiness challenges could become retention problem American Forces Press Service The readiness challenges in the American military could turn into a retention challenge if allowed to continue, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in Washington, D.C., April 30.

Russian strategic bombers conducted flights near the U.S. defense zone close to northern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands last week, Moscow's latest incident of nuclear saber-rattling against the United States, according to defense and military officials.

In a highly anticipated move, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces has agreed to hear the case of a former master sergeant who waited nearly three years for the Air Force to resolve his appeal of a court-martial conviction.

The nation's top military appellate judges will scrutinize a seemingly sluggish Air Force court that's vexed airmen from Alaska to Florida and beyond .

Artemis Gargal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Gargal of 11 Central Ave., a Drury High School student, has been chosen delegate to the 1963 Girls' State session at the Bridgewater State College June 14-21. Wendy Sanders, daughter of Mr.

Readiness Challenges Could Affect Retention, Dempsey Says By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON April 30, 2013 - The readiness challenges in the American military could turn into a retention challenge if allowed to continue, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today.

After waiting 68 years to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross he earned in combat during World War II, George Miller had to cool his heels for another couple of hours on Monday.