• Breast cancer can affect anyone; be proactive with exams

    "My primary care provider sent me for a mammogram to 'get it out of the way,'" said Meredith Rothstein, 39. "Immediately, when the mammogram of my right breast appeared on the screen, I saw a white spidery-looking creature. Then, the technician asked me to have a seat in the hallway."When the

  • JBER’s all-service Arctic Legion rugby team beats the odds

    Spartans from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, teamed up with service members from across Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and the surrounding areas to triumph in the Alaska Oosik Rugby Union State Championships in August at Davis Park in Anchorage.Rugby, a

  • Radar site techs: First line of defense 24/7, 365

    At the narrowest part of the Bering Strait, where the North American and Asian land masses meet, in a virtually uninhabited area, sits a vital yet relatively unknown asset in the first line of homeland defense for the United States and Canada; the Tin City Long Range Radar Site.The Tin City LRRS,

  • Civil engineers keep roads, flightline clear

    The steel blade suddenly dropped six feet and slammed into the patched asphalt as the "rollover" snow plow ground to a bumpy halt. The senior airman calmly reached up and to the left for the radio, "This is 71; we've got a broken plow cable here." "How far out are you? You might as well bring it

  • JBER eye care center offers permanent vision correction options

    The eye center at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hospital provides state-of-the-art corrective laser eye surgery for active-duty members.As of Oct. 1, the clinic has performed more than 920 treatments; 96 percent of those patients have 20/20 vision and now no longer require glasses to correct

  • The library isn’t just books anymore – there’s much more

    Welcome to the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson library, an oasis that provides myriad services promoting education and entertainment for service members and families.For thousands of years, libraries have been archives of important records and works of art.Libraries are sometimes thought of as

  • USARAK teams make good showing at Army Ten-Miler

    U.S. Army Alaska fielded its most diverse Army Ten-Miler teams Oct. 12 in Washington, D.C., and is setting its sights on even more variety in the future with one goal in mind - to win.The 13 competitors who represented USARAK on the command's men's and mixed teams included males and females who

  • General Robinson takes command of PACAF

    Gen. Lori Robinson took command of Pacific Air Forces from Gen. Hawk Carlisle Oct. 16 during a change of command ceremony here.Presiding over the ceremony, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III praised Carlisle's past accomplishments and expressed confidence in Robinson as the new

  • Enjoy Halloween festivities on JBER, but do it safely

    Witches, goblins and ghouls appear once a year in an attempt to collect as much candy as possible.But there are many precautions parents and children should follow to enjoy a safe, fun Halloween.On JBER, children 11 and under must be accompanied by another person at least 12 years of age, said Air