• Use caution when taking dietary, performance supplements

    The term "snake oil" may conjure up Old West images of a smooth-talking salesman touting what is essentially a bottle of booze from the back of a covered wagon, proclaiming it to cure everything from gout to arthritis. While modern consumers have become more wary of supplements and medications they

  • CENTCOM Theater Course offered on JBER

    The U.S. Central Command Theater Course is coming to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson the first week of February. Two separate three-day iterations of the course are being offered: Feb 1 to 3 and Feb 3 to 5.The course is designed for special operations personnel who will be operating in the CENTCOM

  • ASYMCA supports service members in Alaska

    The Armed Services YMCA has been assisting military members and their families since the days of the American Civil War.The organization came to Alaska in 1941, and for the past 70 years the ASYMCA has been serving the Alaska military community through its mission of alleviating some of the stresses

  • 'All about Babies' class is back, baby

    There is no experience in comparison to raising a child. Parenting is a difficult task for individuals who don't know a thing about babies and those who've read every single baby book they could get their hands on.The Family Advocacy Program New Parent Support Program nurses have brought back the

  • Earthquake Claims

    You are eligible to file a claim with the Air Force Claims Service Center (AFCSC at https://claims.jag.af.mil) if your personal property was damaged at your work center or if you reside in the dormitories or base housing (which includes Aurora Housing).Before filing a claim with the AFCSC, you are

  • JBER revolutionizing military pharmacy

    The new Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hospital outpatient pharmacy redesign finished in November. The pharmacy now offers double the waiting space, six windows, two kiosks, and a new kiosk system.The biggest change is the kiosk system, which now gives patients the option to leave and re-enter the

  • Air Force recognizes Biomedical Sciences Corps

    The Air Force recognizes the achievements of the men and women who comprise the Biomedical Sciences Corps by designating Jan. 25 to 29 as BSC Appreciation Week. This year is the 51st Anniversary of the Biomedical Sciences Corps.To date, the BSC's mission is to enhance Air Force combat capability and

  • 673d Medical Group hosts Girls' Night Out

    The 673d Medical Group will host a "Girls' Night Out" event at the Arctic Warrior Events Center, Feb. 2, from 4:30 to 8 p.m.The 673d Medical Group started the event in 2012 due to an increase in cervical cancer in females throughout the nation. Medical providers and technicians found that many women

  • Youth program teaches more than basketball

    Standing 6 feet 2 inches tall, eighth-grader Abad Senquiz III towers over Clark Middle School classmates like Gandalf over a shire of hobbits. With his stratospheric height came an avid interest in all things sports from a young age.Dabbling in other forms of competition, Senquiz didn't settle on

  • JBER to hold Martin Luther King Jr. observance Jan. 28

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska observance of Martin Luther King Jr. day is scheduled for 1 p.m., Jan. 28 at the Frontier Theater.The guest speaker for the event is Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Mitchell, operations noncommissioned officer for the 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion. The 1st Squadron