• Bowling with Santa

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Polar Bowl hosted a Bowling with Santa event for children of all ages to bowl alongside Santa Claus and receive presents.

  • Army, Alaska Fire Service fight fire danger with fire

    A report released Dec. 15 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that the likelihood of a severe fire season in Alaska, similar to 2015 when more than 5.1 million acres burned, has risen significantly – 34 to 60 percent – due to human-caused climate change. According to the

  • Alaska National Guard biathletes compete in Canada, bring home gold

    Two Alaska Army National Guardsmen competed in the North American #1 and Calforex #1 Biathlon Cups at the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park in Canmore, Alberta, Dec. 3-4. Pfc. Travis Cooper, 207th Engineer Utility Detachment, took 1st place in the junior men’s 10 km sprint and the 12.5 km mass

  • Hillberg Ski Area Opens

    For many service members and their families, winters in Alaska bring new experiences. The Hillberg Ski Area at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson opened Dec. 3, and offers an affordable opportunity to get out of the house and have some fun in the snow.

  • 673d MDG Women’s Health clinic updates prenatal care

    The 673d Medical Group’s Women’s Health Flight will soon host a new group prenatal care program, Centering Pregnancy later this month. Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will be the first Air Force installation to offer a formal program, which is not a class, but rather a new way for expecting mothers

  • Operation Santa Claus visits Akiachak

    Santa Claus traded his sleigh and eight magically motivated reindeer for an Alaska Air National Guard C-130 Hercules during a Dec. 3 visit to Akiachak.Saint Nick’s journey to the Western Alaska village marked 59 years for Operation Santa Claus, an Alaska National Guard community-outreach effort

  • Mind, bodybuilding and soul

    When being critiqued by a panel of judges, a bodybuilder’s confidence is key. The athlete is forced to ignore the warmth of the light radiating down upon him to focus on the mandatory poses he or she is required to complete. To an untrained eye, the differences in the competitors is nominal at best.

  • Duck the Halls

    Adults and children decorated rubber ducks for display as part of the Duck the Halls competition from Nov. 28 to Dec. 9, at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Library. Artists of all ages and experience were given the opportunity to bring their favorite book characters to life. Voting on the top

  • Air Force Transition Assistance Center: Turning boots into suits

    The Air Force Transition Assistance Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, serves as a hub for helping any service member, regardless of rank or reason for leaving service, the tools needed to adjust to civilian life. Although they primarily service the Air Force, any service is

  • Big toys big risks

    I was feeling cocky so I thumbed the throttle of my grandfather’s 600cc all-terrain-vehicle and gripped the gas tank with my knees as the wind picked up around me. My buddy and I had miles of dried-up lakebed to ourselves, although he was struggling to keep up in a side-by-side – one of the earlier