• 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

  • Alaska Reservist reaches 1,000 F-22 flight hours

    Maj. Chad Newkirk, a Reserve F-22 pilot assigned to the 477th Fighter Group, is the eleventh pilot in Air Force history and fourth pilot in the 477th FG to reach 1,000 flight hours in the F-22 during a sortie here in April."I am thrilled and humbled to have made it to 1,000 hours in the Raptor" said

  • 673d Security Forces Squadron dedicates memorial to fallen

    The 673d Security Forces Squadron unveiled a bronze plaque commemorating Tech. Sgt. Jason Norton of Miami, Oklahoma, and Staff Sgt. Brian McElroy of San Antonio, May 11 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.Norton and McElroy were assigned to the 586th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron when

  • Centurions, PJs conduct joint casualty exercise

    It was 2 p.m. April 30 as a four-vehicle Army convoy rolled out of its forward operating base to deliver a high value target to a secure location. Any convoy in a deployed environment can be a dicey affair, but this one in particular had personnel on high alert.From a hidden knoll in the distance, a

  • Equipment specialist saves AF money building simulator

    Jolly Tangog found his niche in a job he didn't even know the description of when he applied for it - but it fit his skill set perfectly and allowed him to build something new.Just a few months into his work as equipment specialist with Air Force engineering and technical services for the 732nd

  • ALCOM, USCG District 17 host Arctic General Officer/Flag Officer conference

    Alaskan Command and U.S. Coast Guard District 17 hosted an Arctic General Officer/Flag Officer (GO/FO) Conference April 29 - May 1, which included flag officers and senior enlisted leaders from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska National Guard and Canadian Forces, to strengthen

  • F-22 crew chiefs play NASCAR with hot pit refuels

    Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmy Johnson and Danica Patrick are some of the most recognizable names in the world of NASCAR - even among the most casual sports fans. Drivers are front and center after a win, and deservedly so. The critical work the pit crew performs, however, is sometimes lost

  • On Firebirds' wings: JBER sends humanitarian aid to Nepal

    Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson sent the installation's first round of humanitarian support to the people of Nepal affected by a recent 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the form of a C-17 Globemaster III and support personnel May 1.The aircraft, from the 517th Airlift Squadron, carried a K Loader and a

  • JBER personnel at Exercise Balikatan help construct schools

    Philippine, U.S., and Australian forces joined barangay, meaning village in Filipino, communities including San Rafael, Santa Lourdes, and Sabang to turn over brand new school buildings to elementary and high schools during exercise Balikatan 2015 April 28 and 29.This year marks the 31st iteration