• Help out with a timeout

    There are unspoken rules of the New York City subway system. Not making noise during the morning rush hour is a big one. Eating things - especially beyond granola bar or a cookie - is going to irritate your fellow riders. And definitely don't talk to strangers.So when a shouting, kicking fight broke

  • A word of caution on high hopes

    This November, Alaskans will vote on Ballot Measure 2: whether to legalize marijuana use for persons 21 years of age or older. Although passing a bill through the legislature is the most common way of creating new laws, many states will allow laws to be passed based upon a public vote. Such is the

  • Dicemen bring Raptors to Valiant Shield

    For some service members, simply comprehending the scale of the more than 200 aircraft from multiple  military branches participating in exercise Valiant Shield 2014 - which offered real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities - would leave a lasting impression. But for one pilot

  • Powering the flight-line

    People use electricity every day, whether by turning on a light switch or vacuuming the carpet. For others, it is powering a multi-million dollar flightline and ensuring it stays powered so the mission is accomplished.The 773d Civil Engineer Squadron Airfield Lighting electricians are hard at work

  • Alaska Reserve unit participates in War Day during Hawaii Annual Tour

    Alaska's only Air Force Reserve unit has just returned from its first ever group-wide off station annual tour at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii."This was an important training opportunity because it allowed us to function as a unit and put our leadership team to new tests that we don't get

  • Sector Anchorage conducts HAZMAT-response training

    As enforcers of America's maritime laws, Coast Guard boarding teams are typically associated with images of drug and migrant interdiction, monitoring fisheries and boating safety. However, as defenders of U.S. ports and harbors, Coast Guard members must also be prepared to respond to more dire

  • Denali Soldiers deploy for peace and support operations

    Approximately 350 Spartans from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, are scheduled to deploy to Kosovo on a nine-month-long rotation to conduct peace and support operations as part of Kosovo Force, Multinational Battle Group-East. The unit honored its paratroopers

  • JBER honors POW/MIA day with somber ceremony

    Service members honored missing and fallen comrades Sept. 19, during a POW/MIA ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.According to Defense Prisoner of War and Missing Personnel Office, National POW/MIA Recognition Day honors prisoners of war and missing service members and their families, and

  • Alaska Reservist reaches 1,000 F-22 flight hours

    Maj. Ryan Pelkola, a Reserve F-22 pilot assigned to the 302nd Fighter Squadron, is the eighth pilot in Air Force history to reach 1,000 flight hours in the F-22 during a sortie here September 9."It feels great to reach this milestone doing a job I love," said Pelkola. "During my 1000 hour sortie I