• Occupational therapy Airmen go above and beyond

    By Airman 1st Class Christopher R. MoralesJBER Public Affairs"My finger went ba-doink," the noncommissioned officer said as he demonstrated an unnatural bend for any digit.Air Force Master Sgt. Robert Wagner, 773d Civil Engineer Squadron primary security manager, and a musician and athlete, lost

  • DEA to host national prescription drug take-back

    In the United States, drug overdose rates have increased fivefold since 1980. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2009 drug overdose deaths outnumbered those caused by motor vehicle crashes for the first time.In an effort to prevent pill abuse, the Drug Enforcement Agency

  • Buckner Fitness Center opens expansion

    Base officials cut the ribbon at the new Buckner Physical Fitness Center during a ceremony at the gym March 21.The 35,000 square-foot state-of-the-art addition includes an aquatic center, rock-climbing wall and a plethora of new strength and cardio machines. The total square footage of available

  • Soldier and Airmen dog handlers participate in joint training

    Soldiers of the 549th Military Working Dog Detachment and Airmen of the 673d Security Forces Squadron participated in joint explosives-detection training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson March 17, 2016.While the training may be performed regularly by the Army and the Air Force, the joint aspect is

  • GO/FO summit: strengthening partnerships, Arctic understanding

    Imagine a cruise ship sailing through the Northwest Passage heading to the Arctic Ocean and all of sudden it has an emergency. The ship requests help for an evacuation of 245 people. Alaska, the largest state, is mostly isolated, severe and austere. Imagine the amount of logistics, resources and

  • API to receive joint base guidance

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson-specific guidance for the Airmen Powered by Innovation program is scheduled to be released in the coming months.API has been in existence since February 2015 and is an amalgamation of three other programs - Innovative Development through Employee Awareness, Best

  • Alaska veteran finds peace from PTSD in companionship

    When Ken Bylo arrived in Vietnam three days before the Tet Offensive, he had a notion of what he was getting into, but would soon learn ideas are a far stretch from visceral experience."I fell into a hell-hole and got educated real quick," said Bylo, an Army veteran who served in the 2nd Battalion,