• UAA Cadet Shadows 525 Maintenance Officer

    A University of Anchorage Alaska ROTC cadet got a day-in-the-life experience as a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson maintenance officer March 1, 2017. UAA cadet William Bryce Carpenter shadowed Air Force 1st Lt. Jonathan Quinlan, assistant officer in charge of the 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, to

  • 773d LRS vehicle operators accelerate the mission

    When an F-22 Raptor went down in unpopulated Alaska territory in November 2010, Soldiers and Airmen from the newly formed Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson amassed, and in an almost instantaneous assault, ventured into the white void to secure the downed aircraft and pilot.Vehicle operators of the

  • Behind Yukla 27 Memorial

    “I was on my way to Elmendorf when I saw a big plume of smoke. As I got to the base entrance, I was immediately turned around due to the base being on high alert.”Donald Cutler, a journeyman cement mason, was driving down the Glenn Highway on his way to his construction job inside Elmendorf when he

  • Crew chiefs most important role

    Airmen from the 3rd Wing and Alaska Air National Guard were recognized as a dedicated crew chiefs, assistant dedicated crew chief and flying crew chiefs, in a ceremony March 9, 2017 at Hangar 21 East.During the ceremony, the emcee stated the event formally appoints and recognizes those selected to

  • Deployed Spouses Program assists those who serve

    For more than five years, Aurora Military Housing staff at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson have supported the spouses of deployed service members with the Deployed Spouses Program.The program, designed for spouses of active duty service members who are deployed or on a temporary duty assignment for

  • 673d AMDS supports 4/25 IBCT FTX

    Two Air Force staff sergeants from the 673d Aerospace Medical Squadron went above and beyond their duties during the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division’s Operation Spartan Cerberus in October 2016.

  • Blend into a new retirement system

    The Department of Defense recently announced they will implement significant changes to the current military retirement system in 2018 with the introduction of its new plan, the Blended Retirement System.

  • Airman's first and last great race

    “I really couldn’t do the Iditarod any other year,” said an Air Force lieutenant colonel born in California and raised in Birkenhead, England.Lt. Col. Roger Lee has trained for the past three years, taking leave and flying to Alaska from his past duty locations to complete the qualifiers and sign up

  • Hercules Farewell

    On the bright, chilly morning of March 5, a small crowd of onlookers and well-wishers listened to the sound of the Alaska Air National Guard's C-130H Hercules turboprops recede into the distance for the last time.The wing's divesture of the last of the 144th Airlift Squadron's C-130s marks a sea