• 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

  • Vice President visits JBER, thanks service members

    Vice President Joe Biden visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Dec. 7 on his way back from multiple engagements in the Pacific region. During his brief stay, Biden took time to speak with representatives from each branch of service stationed here.After meeting and taking photos with several

  • When all else fails go to MARS

    With the steady progression of technology, it's possible to communicate from almost anywhere via the internet or by cell phone. Today's communications rely on underground cables, cellphone towers and orbiting satellites, but what happens when they fail?When all else breaks, the government uses the

  • Be safe with holiday cooking, candles this year

    Cooking fires continue to be the most common type of fires experienced by U.S. households. This is even more apparent during the holidays. There is an increased incidence of cooking fires on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day, and Christmas Day. Cooking fires are also the leading cause of civilian fire

  • JBER C-17 participates in Operation Damayan

    The loading ramp at the back of a C-17 Globemaster III began to lower. Behind it, 100 people stood in line looking worn, but with smiles on their faces. They slowly began to pile into the back of the aircraft saying "thank you" as they passed the loadmaster directing them to their seats. After the

  • Leader recognized for pulling man out of burning car

    Sgt. 1st Class John Kerns, the civil affairs noncommissioned officer in charge for the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, received the Soldier's Medal during a ceremony hosted Nov. 21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.The Soldier's Medal is awarded to individuals

  • Engineers’ deployment marked by fateful patrol

    An American infantry platoon was patrolling near a compound in southern Afghanistan, not far from Kandahar, long identified as a trouble spot. The Afghan National Army had taken many casualties in the vicinity, and U.S. Soldiers heard the enemy was defending a weapons cache. Whatever the reason