• 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,

  • Muleskinners move out

    As rays of sun shine through the windows of the National Guard Armory, Danicka Gilmore holds her son, looking at her husband with pride as she prepares to say goodbye for nine months."This is our first deployment and I'm definitely nervous," she says.Capt. Cameron Gilmore, support and operations

  • Weekly CBRN Training

    Air Force basic military training introduces the gear and techniques used in case of an attack to save the lives of others and oneself on the home front and abroad. This is not practiced every day, but being prepared is a responsibility everyone shares.Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson requires

  • Think ahead

    The brain is the most important organ in the human body. If it is injured, death or long-term problems may ensue.March is Brain Injury Awareness month, and this year's motto is "Think ahead: be safe, know the signs, get help." Brain injuries are classified as either acquired or traumatic.ABI is a

  • JBER LRS and support units exercise mobility readiness

    The 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron conducted the 673d Mission Support Group's annual mobility exercise March 10.Each support group on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson who own deployable assets, but may not regularly deploy cargo, participates in these exercises to ensure maximum readiness, said