• A different kind of forecasting

    Airmen and contracted civilians of the 732nd Air Mobility Squadron forecast the capability of every aircraft transiting JBER to move cargo, passengers and mail within a 72-hour schedule.“I use multiple resources to create that forecast … to include Red Flag, base operations, working with

  • PACANGEL 16-3 kicks off

    The United States, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka began Operation Pacific Angel 16-3 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Aug. 15.

  • A league of his own

    A few hours after Gregory Eissens made his Alaska Baseball League pitching debut, he changed his white and blue Anchorage Glacier Pilots uniform for the Air Force ABUs that brought him to Alaska. By day, he pitches for the Glacier Pilots; by night, he’s an aircraft electrical and environmental

  • 673d MDG Airmen move to WTU

    Airmen of the 673d Medical Group living in unaccompanied housing have found a new home at the Warrior Transition Unit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.\Approximately 58 MDG Airmen moved to the WTU, said Master Sgt. Tammy Miller, 673d Civil Engineer Squadron unaccompanied housing

  • Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell Handy Fini-Flight

    Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell Handy gets a ceremonial hose-down rom Makayla Owens, 6, and his wife JoAnn, after his final flight as Alaskan Command, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Region and 11th Air Force commander at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 10, 2016. As commander of

  • Combating summertime blues

    Living in Alaska, many people are familiar with the term seasonal affective disorder. While most associate SAD with gloom during the dark winter months, depression can also come into play in the summer.“Depression can occur at any time of the year and often involves situational and dispositional

  • 539th CTC prepare for Polar Express Line-Haul

    U.S. Army Soldiers with the 539th Composite Truck Company from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, load M915A5 Line-Haul Tractor Trucks in support of Polar Express August 3, 2016. The equipment transported will be used by U.S. Army Alaska Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery

  • 2-377 PFAR perform TIPS, SCALES in support of JBLM 75th Ranger Battalion

    Soldiers documented the weight and dimensions, and ensured the cleanliness and serviceability of items shipped to Joint Base Lewis-McChord in support of JBLM’s 75th Ranger Battalion. The 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron Deployment Flight certified rolling stock and containers for sea shipment. The