• JBER library hosts 'Read for the Win' program

    Children play kickball during the Read for the Win summer reading program at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Library, Alaska, June 16, 2016. During the program, participants submit their minutes read and qualify to win prizes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valerie Monroy)

  • Hero Games 2016

    The ‘Arctic Defenders,’ of the 545th Military Police Company, competes in a tug-of-war challenge as part of the Hero Games during the Downtown Summer Solstice Festival in Anchorage, Alaska, June 18, 2016. Tug-of-war was the semi-final challenge to determine the final two teams. The Hero Games is a

  • Air Force dorms near capacity

    The summer months are known as permanent change-of-station season at most military installations – a time when Airmen arrive at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, and need somewhere to stay.While the influx of service members on base is ever changing, the occupancy level the Air Force dorms can

  • Living with wildlife: Moose edition

    The late May birthing of a moose calf in a parking lot outside the Muldoon gate of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson came as no surprise to some Alaska residents.Living in such close proximity to moose – which can be temperamental creatures – means people must be aware of what to do in a chance

  • Personnel recovery exercise brings rescue teams together for RF-A 16-2

    The phrase, “So Others May Live to Return with Honor” expresses the overarching goal of those serving in the rescue community and it connects a myriad of career fields dedicated to fulfilling that mission.RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2 provided an opportunity to connect survival, evasion, resistance and

  • Supporting the mission: 611th ASUS ensures island functions

    Air Force jobs run nearly the entire occupational spectrum, including every trade from piloting to carpentry to logistics. The men and women of the 611th Air Support Squadron Quality Assurance team sum all of those occupations and add another: running an island.On June 11, the QA team finished a

  • Recovery efforts continue in icy conditions

    "The number one goal is to collect human remains, to have them identified and bring closure to family members," said Capt. Jason Collier, Alaskan Command Operation Colony Glacier project officer.Collier is referring to Operation Colony Glacier, an annual mission to recover remains, wreckage and