• 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

  • 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,