• Colder temperatures may make it easier to catch a cold or worse; the flu!

    During the winter, many events bring people together - whether for a holiday party or just school being in session.  Sometimes a big gathering isn't always the best during the cold and flu season, but steps can be taken to protect yourself from illness.There are many ways to avoid catching the

  • Healing Hands: Army medic saves a life

    His eyes were lifeless and empty, staring up at her from the gym floor and she could hear his ribs cracking with each compression, but she knew she couldn't stop.If she stopped, those eyes would never see life again."That was the worst part," she said."It was a Wednesday, just a regular day I

  • Cybersecurity is an even bigger concern for service members

    Many people in Alaska enjoy fishing, but there are some that enjoy phishing Alaskans.Phishing - as in fishing for confidential information - refers to a scam which fraudulently obtains and uses an individual's personal or financial information. There are three general types of phishing.Phishing is

  • JBER PT clinic makes temporary move

    The 673d Medical Operations Squadron's Physical Therapy Flight has temporarily relocated from the JBER hospital to Hangar 5 due to facility renovations. The construction, scheduled to last 91 days, should be complete by early February."We want to improve patient flow; we want patients to see a

  • Steam and whistles blow on JBER

    Rolling hills, trees and buildings cover a grassy landscape. A train comes steadily down a track, but this isn't just any train; it is a much smaller size than one any person could operate, at least inside a cab.Some call it a hobby, others call it a passion; but the Airmen, Soldiers and retirees

  • Temporary job became a nearly six-decade career for Ramona Moore

    The first Superbowl, a presidential assassination, the Vietnam conflict, an icy standoff with the Soviet Union, and a couple government shutdowns are just a few of the things Ramona Moore has seen in her career."The government furlough was rough," She recounted. "I think that's happened to me twice

  • JBER Soldiers conquer the Himalayas

    Two Army officers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division recently became the latest ambassadors to a partner nation. The mission was to train with partnering nations and joint forces on mountain warfare operations in the Himalaya mountain range in Nepal.First

  • Soldiers train for chemical operations

    Soldiers of the 59th Signal Battalion conducted chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives training Oct. 16 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.According to the Army's 20th CBRNE Command website, "CBRNE operations detect, identify, assess, render safe, dismantle, transfer and dispose

  • Brigade bids farewell to the 425th BSTB, welcomes engineer unit

    The 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, formally inactivated the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion (Airborne) and immediately activated the 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion in a ceremony October 17 on Pershing Field.The newly activated battalion will take on all

  • JBER youth club gets active for annual Red Ribbon Week

    Children without a father, a wife without a husband - a family with a hole. These are examples of the effects of substance abuse around the nation - and have been for years.There are stories, court cases and investigations in every state that can testify to this, but this month there is one