• HVAC Airmen turn up the heat

    Airmen from the 773d Civil Engineer Squadron are preparing for the coming winter months by readying heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment. A change in weather patterns can occur rapidly, making HVAC operations critical to mission accomplishment. During this time, civil engineers will

  • Denali medics render aid on Parks Highway

    Denali medics assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, gave emergency medical aid to an Alaska man Sept. 8. The unit had been traveling in a convoy en route to Donnelly Training Area, near Fort Greely, when the occupants of its lead vehicle

  • School Partnership Program kicks off

    Sounds of combat boots and dress shoes resounded through the halls of King Career Center of Anchorage. People in camouflage uniforms and suits eyed each other anxiously and a nervous tension blanketed the room. There was something critical at stake - the development of today's workforce and

  • JBER firefighters always on the ready

    Imagine being awakened in the middle of the night by a series of obnoxiously loud tones. From the instant the first tone sounds, you've got 60 seconds to be completely dressed, in your car and ready to pull away. Sounds impossible, right?It's not.This is the standard for every firefighter at Joint

  • Activity night brings survivors together

    Families of fallen military members participated in the 3rd annual Family Activity Night at Otter Lake Boat House on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 11. The Survivor Outreach Services on JBER hosted the event to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice and bring together those left

  • A wrench in every plan: maintainers keep ‘em flying

    The hangar echoes with the hollow metallic sounds of machinery, men and women working around the clock, all day, every day. Riveting, wrenching, welding and wiring all lend their peculiar notes to a low mechanical chorus of bustle and repair, the disordered symphony of things painstakingly restored

  • 537th Airlift Squadron inactivates

    The 537th Airlift Squadron inactivated Wednesday in a ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.The inactivation was a result of the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, which determines the Department of Defense budget for 2013. The squadron was notified of their fate last year. Inactivation,

  • Spartans team with Arctic Wolves for readiness exercise

    Members of the Spartan and Arctic Wolves brigades began a joint emergency deployment response training exercise Monday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.Spartan paratroopers with the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry

  • Spartans remember their own

    At the close of "Sparta Week," a week filled with activities and competitions aimed at building esprit de corps among paratroopers and their families, the Spartan Brigade remembered and paid respect to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.Family, friends and paratroopers gathered Sept. 6 for a