• Airport lounge offers service personnel a place to relax

    Long layovers between flights can be tiresome, but as service members pass through the Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, they can seek refuge in the Atwood Military Lounge.Whether it's for just a moment or a few hours, the Atwood Lounge, operated by the Armed Services YMCA of

  • Soldier has a lifelong passion for motocross

    Crowds cheering, event announcers commenting, dirt and rocks flying as tires spin, high-speed sharp turns - these can make a huge impact on a seven-year-old. For Sgt. Jeremy Hazard, 84th Engineer Support Company (Airborne) wheeled vehicle mechanic, it ignited a passion nothing else ever did.

  • Historical aircraft undergoes refurbishing

    As the sun rises over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, it illuminates the many historical aircraft that call Heritage Park home. The aircraft have seen better days. Years of corrosion and exposure to the climate of the "Last Frontier" have taken their toll. However, one of these planes has

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • SMA talks professionalism, commitment with Alaska Soldiers

    Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III visited the Last Frontier Aug. 25 to 28 to thank Soldiers, Army civilians and families of U.S. Army Alaska for their service and commitment, and to hear them voice concerns he will bring back to senior Army leadership. Chandler traveled first to Joint

  • Spartan MPs inactivate after more than 70 years of continuous service

    The 793d Military Police Battalion had already amassed quite a history before the unit transferred from Germany to Alaska in 2010. By the time the unit was inactivated last week, Alaska-based Soldiers had added yet another combat deployment to a lineage that reaches back to the most decisive

  • 1 Geronimo paratroopers train with Bangladesh Army

    Paratroopers with the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, were introduced to jungle warfare training as they took part in "Aurora Monsoon," the first platoon-level bilateral exchange between Soldiers of the

  • Take a selfie with the new Air Force Inspection System

    It may not seem like it, but our next Pacific Air Forces unit evaluation inspection has already started. You may have heard this evaluation referred to as a look into our "unit performance photo album." This is a stark contrast to those of us who remember the "snapshot" of performance garnered by

  • Airmen need to be aware of medical screening for PCS

    Getting notified of a permanent change of station can be daunting for any Airman. There are steps, suspense dates and appointments, which need to be done to get orders. Before receiving PCS orders, Airmen and their families must accomplish these steps and one of them is the medical clearance.

  • Physical fitness center set to add two pools

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson broke ground July 23, 2013, in preparation for construction of a 50,000-square foot addition to the Buckner Physical Fitness Center. Finally, the project is nearing completion.The additions, which began in 2013, were paid for by a military construction project which