• Shoot, move, communicate: AKARNG hosts Best Warrior competition

    Gunshots ring in the air. The smell of gun powder and smoke is present everywhere. Splashing water and hurried voices amplify the sounds of controlled chaos which could easily be mistaken for a war zone. However, looking into the faces of the Soldiers who lined the field shows the fatigue,

  • Air Force announces Aggressors will remain at Eielson

    Today the Air Force announced the 18th Aggressor Squadron will remain at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and the size of the remaining base operating support functions will remain unchanged.The commander of Pacific Air Forces, Gen. Hawk Carlisle, recently submitted the findings of a strategic

  • World War II veteran awarded medals 68 years after heroics

    Arthur W. Owens, a veteran of World War II, was awarded a Silver Star, a Purple Heart, and five other medals during a ceremony at the National Guard armory, Camp Denali, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 19.Though Owens was authorized the medals 68 years ago, he was never presented with the

  • USARAK Soldiers vie for rare EFMB

    It took six grueling days for 133 medics from across U.S. Army Alaska, the 25th Infantry Division and both the California and Alaska National Guard to dwindle down to five candidates who earned the coveted Expert Field Medical Badge at the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry

  • Commander issues cold-weather uniform guidance

    The winter season has officially begun at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, and Airmen have newly released uniform guidance authorizing and identifying proper wear of cold weather and safety items. Air Force Col. Brian Duffy, JBER and 673d Air Base Wing commander, implemented the rules for this year

  • Green to Gold offers path to Army commission

    Raised in Malangawa, Nepal, Spc. Bijesh Shrestha never imagined himself as a U.S. Soldier assigned to Alaska and deployed to Afghanistan.But there he was, assigned to 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion as a member of the personal security detachment at Forward Operating Base Gardez, with his

  • JBER recognizes national fire prevention week

    Every day, fires occur as a result of negligence or mishaps. That's why fire departments across the nation place an emphasis on fire prevention year-round, with a specific focus this year from Oct. 6 through 12.During this week, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's 673d Civil Engineer Squadron

  • Not forgotten: JBER honors the missing

    The Soldier carried a rifle. The Marine carried boots and dog tags. The Sailor carried a Kevlar helmet. The Airman carried a rose.Together they carried the weapon, the identity, the armor and the memory of an American warrior. These items were not relics, only replicas--placeholders for the day when