• Cleaning hazardous waste under Arctic conditions

    Hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst, members of the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron, along with five other state and federal agencies, practiced techniques to deal with an oil or hazardous waste spill under cold weather conditions during an exercise here Feb. 3 through 5.As the lone CES

  • Guardian Angel recounts battle which earned him Silver Star

    (This is the first part of a two-part series about Air Force Master Sgt. Roger Sparks, a pararescueman with the 212th Rescue Squadron.)The air erupted with the percussive sound of machine-gun fire. Master Sgt. Roger Sparks jumped out of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter and began the 40-foot hoist down

  • Retired brigadier general nears second retirement after 46 years

    In 1969, Richard Nixon became president of the United States. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon.And the U.S. continued a draft lottery during the Vietnam War when men of draft age had to register with the Selective Service System in case they were

  • In Raptor we trust - all others we intercept

    The phrase "Top Cover for America" was born of black-and-white newsreel footage of leather-jacketed men clambering into fighter jets to stop the Soviet menace. That vision, of pilots in goggles and ear muffs, sprinting across runways and up ladders, is dated.What the modern imagination should

  • Camaraderie, faith and football

    Twenty seconds...Twenty seconds of exhilaration. There is a clear shift in atmosphere around the Airmen and Soldiers.Twenty seconds of anticipation.A chaplain in the group leans forward, anticipating the hike of the football. With twenty seconds left on the clock, the New England Patriots hold a

  • Spreading the word about dental hygiene

    February is National Children's Dental Health month, and the 673d Dental Squadron will visit Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's elementary schools and child development centers to educate children in dental hygiene throughout this observance.Tech. Sgt. Catherine Ramiso, 673d Dental Squadron

  • Spartan paratroopers graduate from Finnish cold-weather course

    Three U.S. Army Alaska Soldiers and five Marines completed the Finnish Army's Cold Weather Operations Basic Course near the Arctic Circle in Lapland, Finland Jan. 16."It is a course that mirrors our Cold Weather Leaders Course," said Sgt. 1st Class Shalim Guzman, a platoon sergeant with Delaware

  • Paratroopers train with Marines in California

    Paratroopers assigned to Able Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment are training in the high reaches of the Sierra Nevada range with Marines at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center.The month-long training rotation is affording approximately 100 Alaska-based

  • Staying safe, warm while ice fishing

    Fishing frozen lakes, streams and rivers can be a seasonal pastime around Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, but understanding how to be safe is key to having fun."The big thing about ice fishing is to make sure the ice is safe," said Royal Harrop, 673d Force Support Squadron Outdoor Recreation Center