• Skin care is important part of summer safety

    Summer is upon us and that means many service members and families are planning outdoor activities such as hiking, boating, fishing or catching some sun. Though these activities are exciting, it is also important to protect yourself against ultraviolet radiation."With many days so far in the upper

  • Australia, U.S. partnership takes it to the Outback

    Next week, the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division is scheduled to jump with Australian jumpmasters as part of the joint forcible entry operation dubbed Operation Talisman Saber.The operation serves two primary functions."The

  • JBER Outdoor Recreation hosts captain's class

    Alaska has more than 3,000 rivers, 33,000 miles of shoreline and three million lakes, allowing for boating of all kinds. But there is a first step to every adventure.The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Outdoor Recreation Centers offer rental boats designed for rivers, lakes and the ocean, which

  • Military Family Support hosts quarterly spouse orientation

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hosted its quarterly Joint Spouse Orientation program June 25 at the Military Family Readiness Center.The orientation is designed to expose military spouses to the opportunities, benefits, and resources available to them while they are here, said Jeri Romesha, a

  • Air Force staff sergeant passes on the light

    It's dark, the walls creep in, leaving just enough room to struggle, but not enough to turn around. There's no going back; in the darkness, a misshapen monster sprints down the tunnel. The only evidence of its power echoes all around: tick ... tock.If only there was a light, an opportunity, an

  • JBER gate hours changes effective 6 a.m., Tuesday, July 7, 2015

    The following gate hours/changes are effective 6 a.m., Tuesday, July 7, 2015:Boniface Gate and Vehicle Control Center:Open 24 Hours a day, 7 days a weekRichardson VCC:Monday-Friday, 0600-2100Muldoon GateMonday - Friday, 0500-2400Saturday, Sunday, 0900-2400All other gate hours are unchanged.

  • Exercise Northern Edge 15 hones interoperability during joint exercise

    Over 6,000 U.S. service members and 200 aircraft from across the continental United States and Asian-Pacific converged upon Alaska for Exercise Northern Edge 2015, June 15-26.Northern Edge, a biannual Pacific Command contingency exercise, seeks to replicate the most challenging scenarios in the

  • POL keeps planes in the air during Exercise Northern Edge

    Over the course of the two-week-long exercise, known as Northern Edge 15 participants practiced tactics, techniques and procedures in vast Alaskan training ranges. The designated areas include a 42,000 square nautical miles in the Gulf of Alaska, 65,000 square miles of airspace and nearly 2,500

  • NORTHERN EDGE 15 provides prime environment for testing new capabilities

    With 18 experiments and initiatives undergoing field testing in Alaskan training ranges throughout Exercise Northern Edge 15, no other venue is as well suited for high-end operational testing."Northern Edge airspace is unique for us in a testing environment because it has a lot of joint players and