• Fit to Fight Cross-Country Ski Program

    Cross-country skiing was first a tool for survival in snow-covered areas to gather food and firewood. It is the oldest form of skiing, and though it emerged from a need for travel, it soon developed as a sport and appeared in the 1924 Winter Olympic Games.

  • Base leadership serves Christmas meals

    Service members and families enjoy a Christmas meal at the Iditarod Dining Facility at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 25, 2016. JBER leadership served the community in an effort to show their appreciation and to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

  • Growing through grief

    Imagine a wound so deep it gnaws at the senses – days, even months after. Some days the pain can be ignored, but others, you can’t get it off your mind. It wasn’t properly treated, so now it festers. Everyone sees the bandages and assumes it is taken care of, but it has yet to heal.On a Sunday in

  • If you ain't ammo ...

    Munitions Systems specialists are Airmen tasked with handling, storing, transporting, arming and disarming non-nuclear weapons systems. The Munitions Systems career field is commonly referred to as "ammo." Here, ammo active duty and Reserve professionals work side-by side, all day, every day. Though

  • Happy holidays from Wake Island Atoll

    When some people think about celebrating Christmas with their family, some of the usual things that come to mind are cold temperatures, snow, Christmas trees, bundling up to a warm fire with hot cocoa and a blanket, but for four military members and dozens of contractors at Wake Island, Christmas is

  • 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