• Trailblazers return from nine-month deployment

    The flight was announced, and then delayed; announced, and then delayed. Families on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, waited anxiously for their loved ones, members of the 2d Engineer Brigade Headquarters, to return home from a nine-month deployment.About 70 Soldiers from the final U.S. Army Alaska

  • Marines bring joy, toys to far-flung Alaska villages

    Children are keeping their ears perked up and their eyes glued open - looking for sleighs and listening for bells.But in Buckland and other remote Alaska villages, Santa doesn't use reindeer power - he's uses horsepower.The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Marine Corps detachment is delivering toys

  • TRACKING SANTA

    This Christmas Eve, Santa will be traveling around the world delivering presents to all the girls and boys. North American Aerospace Defense Command, including Alaskan NORAD Region, Continental  U.S. NORAD Region, and Canadian NORAD Region will play a major part in that mission - tracking Santa

  • Reservists 'deck the halls' at The Alaska Fisher House

    Guests at the Alaska Fisher house will feel more at home this holiday season thanks to some hard work and effort by members of the 302nd Fighter Squadron and the 477th Operations Support Flight.The Fisher House program is a unique private-public partnership that supports America's military in their

  • Coast Guard hands over search mission to Republic of Korea Navy

    On Nov. 30, the South Korean fishing vessel Oryong 501 was swamped and sank when a wave flooded it near the boundary of U.S. and Russian waters.The U.S. Coast Guard responded at dawn the next morning with aircraft from Kodiak, and seven survivors were rescued by Coast Guardsmen and Russian

  • Life changing steps with a life changing class

    The path to fitness is delineated by ideals, goals and aspirations. A fitness plan can help those looking to lose weight or live healthier lives navigate toward a better body. However, designing that path and getting to the goal is usually easier said than done.The Health and Wellness Center

  • One exercise class you will definitely need a towel for

    For some, a good workout requires running for a long time or quite a few push-ups. But this doesn't have to be the case.One class offered at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fitness Center is designed to make each participant work their entire body almost without knowing it. Water aerobics

  • Airborne brigade welcomes new commander

    Army Col. Scott Green assumed command of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division from the outgoing commander, Col. Matthew McFarlane, during a change-of-command ceremony Nov. 26 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.Army Maj. General Michael Shields, U.S. Army Alaska

  • Don’t stress about a PCS; program helps with moving

    In every military career, service members are asked to pack up their families and household goods and make the move to another duty station.With every permanent change of station, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Relocation Readiness Program offers a comprehensive support system to make the