• JBER youth centers host summer camps

    Charred marshmallows are sandwiched between graham crackers near the glow of a crackling campfire, and the hum of ghost stories being told beneath the moonlight – it’s a summer camping trip.Substitute the glare of the sun for the moonlight, and the overnight camp excursion is not too far removed

  • Be careful where you poke around finding Pokémon

    In the past month, Pokémon Go has swept the nation bringing 90s nostalgia into an augmented-reality smartphone application to virtually ‘Catch ‘em All!” Players everywhere can venture in search of Pokémon, but might run into trouble on the way.

  • Journey to recovery

    Then-Tech. Sgt. Janet Lemmons realized she couldn’t breathe in the hospital room. It was as if there was not enough space for her family’s grief and the air collectively. She had to get out.Lemmons stepped into the elevator that would take her someplace she could breathe, but the cold steel walls

  • Gold Star Wives of America descend on Anchorage for 71st National Convention

    Gold Star Wives of America descended on Anchorage, Alaska for their 71st National Convention July 13 to 17.Gold Star Wives of America, an organization created in 1945 to provide support for spouses and children of those who sacrificed everything in the service of the United States military, hosted

  • Black Cats deliver air power during Arctic Anvil

    The 41st Airlift Squadron is conducting mountainous terrain training in Alaska and supporting Exercise Arctic Anvil. Airmen from the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron went on the training exercise to provide support to ensure the C-130Js are airworthy and safe. Arctic Anvil is an integrated

  • Now is the time for Tuition Assistance

    Summer is on its way out, and its reprieve from education is fading just as quickly. It’s time to start thinking about fall classes, and that means filing tuition-assistance vouchers. How that’s done varies to some degree depending on branch of service and one’s particular goals. There are two

  • JBER conducts MAE 16-7

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hospital first responders load a simulated crash victim into an ambulance during Mission Assurance Exercise 16-7 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 15, 2016. JBER simulated an aircraft crash to test the base’s ability to operate, coordinate and

  • JBER Youth Center hosts Cooking Camp

    A Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson aspiring chef rolls an egg roll at the Two Rivers Cooking Camp hosted at Two Rivers Youth Center, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2016. Two River Youth Center offers a wide variety of programs to meet the social, recreational, physical and