• Commissioning opportunities available at UAA for Airmen

    For Air Force 2nd Lt. Emily Schultz, commissioning this year as an Air Force officer culminated an 11-year journey from being a raw recruit at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, to an Air Force ROTC cadet at the University of Alaska Anchorage, with stops at Korea and Eielson Air Force Base in

  • Reserve F-22 pilots fill integral role during Red Flag Alaska 14-1

    Red Flag Alaska 14-1 kicked off Monday with a Reserve F-22 pilot leading the entire strike force as an exercise mission commander. "As mission commander I am responsible for coordinating the efforts of each individual package," said Maj. Shane Bohlman, 302nd Fighter Squadron F-22 pilot. "This

  • Military academy helps at-risk youth get back on track

    They look like Soldiers, running to and fro, marching in formations, shouting cadences. They eat like Soldiers, in a chow hall, three times per day. They live on a military installation, JBER, in Camp Carroll, on the Richardson side. They live in a basic-training type environment; high-stress, and

  • JBER Conducts Operation Clean Sweep

    More than 1,000 personnel, with the total force of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, came together to conduct Operation Clean Sweep, May 5 through 9, on JBER.The operation spanned the entire joint base, to include highways adjacent to the installation. Soldiers, Airmen, and civilians, wearing

  • United we kneel, JBER celebrates prayer

    The 'free exercise' clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states "Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Wicca, Hinduism and Judaism all believe in a deity who answers prayers.

  • Are you golf ready?

    The Moose Run Golf Course is getting ready for this year's 'Get Golf Ready' program.Military members, their families and members from the community can participate in the 'Get Golf Ready' program for their introductory golf lessons by golf professionals through June 9."The 'Get Golf Ready' program

  • Did you check your weapon before coming on base?

    It's easy to forget to unload your weapon after a long day of fishing, hunting or simply just carrying your weapon on a hike. Nonetheless, it is important to unload your weapon before entering the base.Firearms related accidents happen and can cause serious harm or even death if not handled

  • Logistics Airman is top officer, earns Bronze Star

    Air Force Capt. Dayton Blume sat in a helicopter as it approached a forward operating base at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan. The helicopter was filled with several Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), which Blume was assigned to in a Joint