JBER CDCs host parent conferences

Child development centers on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will schedule parent conferences throughout the month of April to acknowledge the importance of early childhood development.Through the conferences, parents will have the opportunity to discuss their child's accomplishments and progress,

JBER conducts annual Polar Force exercise

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson kicked off Polar Force 16-4 April 4, signaling the start of its annual two-week exercise designed to test JBER's wartime operational limits.The exercise tests the installation in conducting deployments, receptions, noncombatant evacuations and employment operations,

U.S. Army Alaska executes forced-entry parachute assault

JBER SFS approving office personnel to carry weapons, enhancing security base-wide

As part of the upcoming security forces staff arming program, security forces and military police personnel on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson could be armed with concealed or open-carry government-issued weapons throughout the duty day - and not just when they're on patrol."We will have extra

Spartan Brigade conducts forced-entry exercise

Paratroopers of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conducted airborne operations including a nighttime jump and a forced-entry exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson March 31 through April 7.Soldiers seized Malemute Drop Zone, which simulated enemy

Post-traumatic stress disorder doesn’t always start in combat

"Don't talk to me that way.""Why are you looking at me like that?""Just leave me alone."Everyone else is confused about what just happened, but he feels like he was just attacked by his entire family.The effects of post-traumatic stress disorder can have long-lasting effects. But how can someone

April is sexual assault prevention month

April is sexual assault prevention month and one of the most effective ways to prevent sexual assault is to intervene.Bystander intervention is the idea that people who see suspicious activity have a responsibility to act when they feel there is potential for a violent incident."When it comes to

A life working recreation

A man rides down the slopes of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Hillberg Ski Area. He could easily be mistaken for any other snowboarder, except for a distinct gleam in his eyes and a nametag that says 'Manager.'Raised in Seattle, Washington, Trevor Bird, recreational specialist, supervisor and

USO hosts first LAN party

673d Fire Department promotes wildland safety

According to the U.S. Fire Administration, wildfires burned 9.2 million acres in 2015 - more than five million in Alaska alone.To prevent such devastating figures in the coming fire season, members of the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department provide guidance to eliminate fire hazards and