• Airman finds niche, family history in EOD career

    May 16, 1965 dawned a quiet Sunday morning in Bien Hoa, Vietnam. A skeleton crew prepared aircraft for weekend missions; jets for weekday missions were already loaded with fuel and ordnance. Like many Sunday mornings in forward-deployed environments, the tempo was slower than usual.As a B-57

  • JBER service members compete in ASYMCA Combat Fishing Tournament

    At 4 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20 the sun rose above the mountains as fire trucks lined the streets next to the fishing docks in Seward. Shuttle buses arrived carrying two loads of military troops.Some had recently returned from a deployment; others would soon be deploying. Their mission today: the

  • Big impact: 3rd MUNS Airmen train to build munitions

    'The United States Air Force, dropping warheads on foreheads since 1947.' Many have heard this phrase before, perhaps chuckled, and moved on.Those who hear it may attribute the glory to the brave men and women piloting fighter jets every day, but few think, 'Where do the bombs come from; and how

  • Boniface Gate to close to inbound traffic until July 18

    The inbound lanes of Boniface Gate on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will be closed from June 1 until July 18, JBER officials said, as workers improve the pop-up barriers at the gate.The closure is not due to the recent increase in the force protection condition.The pop-up barriers, designed to

  • 3rd ASOS conducts joint 'jump week' with 1 Geronimo troops

    Two doors on the aircraft flew open with a bang and the wind pulled and tugged, trying to grab whatever or whoever it could.The jumpmaster yelled "Go! Go! Go!" as the Airmen and paratroopers fell like a hail of arrows.Kodiak Solstice jump week is hosted by the Air Force 3rd Air Support Operations

  • Hitting the mark: forward observer doesn't quit

    I am an American Soldier.I am a warrior and a member of a team.The Soldier's Creed is a commitment every Soldier makes. They memorize it, recite it regularly, and strive to embody it every day.Spc. Matt Miclean, a forward observer assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion,

  • 2d Engineer Brigade bids FAREWELL

    U.S. Army Alaska's 2d Engineer Brigade, recognized by the unique seahorse shoulder patch, inactivated for the third time since its constitution 73 years ago during a ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Pershing Field May 15.The Arctic Trailblazers have served in Alaska since September 2011

  • Rendering courtesy and honors to the FLAG

    Why did those Airmen stop on the way out of the gym? Why is traffic backing up? Is that a Soldier standing outside his vehicle? Customs and courtesies during the daily sounding of reveille and retreat differ slightly between the Air Force and Army on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.The music, played