• Deadhorse drop tests paratroopers' arctic skills

    Paratroopers with U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division performed the largest U.S. airborne mission north of the Arctic Circle in more than a decade Feb. 24 during Spartan Pegasus 15.The exercise demonstrated their unique ability to rapidly mass power

  • 716th EOD departs for nine-month Kuwait deployment

    Paratroopers assigned to the 716th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, packed themselves and their equipment aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Sunday and deployed to Kuwait for a

  • Volunteer work opens new doors for PFC

    "I didn't know I had been selected until I received a platoon-wide text message which read:Congratulations Private First Class Mehring, you've been selected to be the BOSS president; please be in your office at 0900.""I sat down and, at first, was very lost," said Spc. Natalie Mehring, of

  • Lives changed by Military Youth Academy

    "I came here to turn my life around," said Bernice Morgan. "I was just hanging around with a bad crowd. If I was still with that crowd, I'd probably end up in jail or become homeless - someone who doesn't really have a future. In honor of my family, I chose to come here.""I dropped out of high

  • GERONIMO PARATROOPERS IN JAPAN

    Soldiers from U.S. Army Alaska and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force completed Exercise North Wind 2015 here Feb. 21.To better understand the capabilities of the two countries' forces, the final week of bilateral training focused on conducting a relief in place, a platoon-level field training

  • USARAK small-arms team claims third at competition

    Top shooters from U.S. Army Alaska claimed third place overall at the U.S. Army Small Arms Competition hosted at Fort Benning earlier this month.Twenty-five teams from across the Army to include the regular Army, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard competed at the event.The teams consisted

  • JBER top chefs to compete at national event

    "This pork is so raw, it's still singing Hakuna Matata!"Thankfully, the type of colorful criticism on a popular TV cooking show was absent following a meal prepared by a team of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's top chefs Feb. 20. High praise took its place.The 10-person team of Soldiers and Airmen,

  • First Sergeant helps when help is needed most

    On Aug. 2, 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait. Five days later, Operation Desert Shield began. In mid-February of 1991, the 1st Battalion, 42nd Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), 3rd Brigade, 2nd Armored Division, was the first to breach the Saudi Arabia border in Operation Desert Storm. Army corporal Alec

  • Iron Dog races through JBER for the first time

    The Iron Dog snow machine race took place Feb. 21, and for the first time, the race started in Anchorage and drove through Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, so that base residents would have a better view of the event."The Iron Dog is the world's longest and toughest snowmobile race; nearly

  • 3rd Wing's 2014 Big Winners

    Airmen of the 3rd Wing gathered to honor the 2014 Annual Award winners during a ceremony at Hangar 1 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 20.The awards recognized the Airmen and civilians who demonstrated superior leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal