• Downsized maintenance keeps cranking

    As winter came to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a clear layer of ice formed on the ground in multiple locations, commonly known as black ice. It covered the streets outside Fort Greely, Alaska in November as Company G, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne),

  • Military mission doesn’t stop for the holidays

    For many military members, the holidays are a welcomed opportunity to spend time with family and friends. Whether they choose to be with their immediate family or travel to wherever they call home, it's a nice way to decompress; make up for some of the time they spend away during the year and let

  • Community remembers firefighter

    On Dec. 17, base leaders, friends, family members and fellow firefighters celebrated the life of Air Force Staff Sgt. Tanner Volkers, 673d Civil Engineer Squadron, who was found dead near an Anchorage trailhead Dec. 10 after a multi-day search by fellow Airmen and the Anchorage Police Department.

  • Alaska NORAD Region earns ‘mission ready’ rating

    Members of the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region (ANR) received the highest readiness rating after performing a no-notice alert force evaluation called Amalgam Mute 14-01 here recently. The inspector general's team from NORAD's headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.,

  • Spartan paratroopers jump in arctic gear

    For the first time since returning from Afghanistan last year, U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division conducted an arctic airborne operation Dec. 12 from a C-130 aircraft onto JBER's Malemute Drop Zone.Paratroopers conducted a unique "tailgate" jump,

  • Air Force sergeant's service highlights joint base partnership

    For most Air Force Airmen, the opportunities to be recognized by another service branch are few and far between.On Nov. 24, Air Force Staff Sgt. Todd Da Giau, an aircraft support supervisor with the 732d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, received this honor in the form of a coining ceremony by Army

  • Visit friends, not the hospital, this holiday season

    Did you know there are more than 250 different types of foodborne illnesses?As the holiday season approaches quickly, the experts at the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety say "People get sloppy." With the rushing around for the holiday season, there is an increase of FBIs

  • Marines, Airmen deliver Toys For Tots

    Marines and Airmen moved snowmachines and sleds through the winter darkness, across the flight line, and onto a C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Dec. 13. The aircraft were bound for a hub of remote villages north of the Arctic Circle. There, the Marines

  • Tracking Santa

    NORAD conducts a special mission on Dec. 24 - tracking Santa across the globe to ensure Santa experiences safe travels during his yuletide journey and Alaskan NORAD Region plays a vital part in that mission.U.S. and Canadian servicemembers of the ANR, utilize 15 radar stations to monitor Santa as he

  • 517th AS reflects on Exercise Kiwi Flag

    The end of November is usually a busy period. A time when most celebrate one holiday and immediately begin preparations for a second, only weeks away. The 517th Airlift Squadron experienced a different urgency during this period, but with warmer weather.In November, the 517th AS participated in Kiwi