• Students learn disappearing acts upon other tricks

    A magician pulled out a deck of cards and asked an audience member to shuffle the deck, choose a card and shuffle again.During the performance, the audience member wanted to shuffle the deck himself, thinking the magician would cheat.What the magician didn't know was his assistant from the audience

  • Cold feet can't stop Reservist singing Iditarod National Anthem

    Like all major American sporting events, the Iditarod Sled Dog Race doesn't commence until the last notes of the Star Spangled Banner ring out, and since the Air Force Reserve is sponsoring this year's race, it's only fitting that a Citizen Airman would sing those notes.Tech. Sgt. Heidi Venable,

  • Military aids Homer out of a "Rock and a Hard Place"

    Alaskan Command and U.S. Army Alaska, along with other federal and state entities, participated in Exercise Rock and a Hard Place in Homer, Alaska, March 19 through 22.Exercise Rock and a Hard Place was a scenario where state and federal resources responded to assist the community of Homer and the

  • Can you handle the distance?

    Red faces, burning legs, sweat--soaked towels and loud energetic music fill the atmosphere during one of the most challenging fitness classes offered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's fitness centers.Service members and family members looking to get in shape without the impact of running have the

  • Whether chronic or growing, JBER clinic solves ... The Puzzle of Pain

    It was supposed to be a routine steroid injection, but before she could depress the plunger, the electrocardiogram (or EKG) flatlined, telling Air Force Maj. Nichelle Renk her patient no longer had a heartbeat.Unable to flip the patient over - standard procedure to mitigate an asystolic vasovagal

  • Teamwork fuels innovation at PTOT Clinic

    The task: to turn a former aircraft hangar into a medically qualified physical therapy clinic by moving 18 workstations, 125 separate pieces of equipment weighing 24,000 pounds, paint 9,100 square feet of wall with 20 gallons of paint.The deadline: two days.This was the responsibility that loomed

  • 'It's all about the children here'

    Early in the morning, kids go to school, parents go to work ... but toddlers can't stay home alone.Sleepy children are dropped off as early as 6 a.m. and greeted by the smiling faces of morning staff, including the assistant director.Lisa Aguilar, assistant director of the Talkeetna Child

  • Assistance Fund Campaigns begin for 2015

    The annual Army Emergency Relief campaign began accepting donations from military members, retirees and their family members March 1.The Air Force Assistance Fund follows suit March 23.The campaigns educate individuals working and living throughout Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson about the programs,

  • Fitness classes challenge JBER personnel to reach new heights

    Fitness centers on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson are now offering free, high-intensity, body-weight workout classes with professional instructors throughout the week at Buckner and Elmendorf physical fitness centers.The workouts consist of three blocks containing four 30-second exercises and