• Catching the aurora on JBER

    Spirits taking your soul or a natural scientific marvel produced by solar wind?According to some Alaska Native legends, the lights of the aurora borealis are believed to be the torches held in the hands of spirits seeking the souls of those who have just died, to lead them over the abyss terminating

  • MFRC hosts quarterly spouse orientation

    The Military and Family Readiness Centers hosted a quarterly Spouse Orientation at the Army Reserve Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Jan. 28.The orientation is designed to expose military spouses to the opportunities, benefits, and resources available to them while at JBER.The six-hour

  • PTSD is not just about 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

  • Learned through blood

    If a person yells "bomb" in a crowded theater, most of the audience will disperse.As chaos ensues, they will run for the exits with little in mind but to get as far away as possible.While everyone flees, the explosive ordnance disposal technician approaches the site. What proved to be a hazard and

  • 673d SFS offers guidance for base weapon registration

    Recently, 673d Security Forces Squadron provided guidance for privately owned weapon registration, storage and transportation to ensure the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson community remains compliant with current regulation.On base, JBER Instruction 31-107, Weapons Registration and Child Access

  • Painting beyond the numbers: Alaska Guard civilian paints superheroes

    Sept. 11, 2001 was a grievous day for everyone. It was Richard Cornwell's 25th birthday, and the terrorist attacks proved to be the straw that shattered the camel's back.The then-Marine Corps lance corporal had recently suffered a major relationship breakup, his close great grandmother died, and

  • 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