• Pilots combat remote Alaska elements to rescue fellow Airmen

    The forecast called for a long string of beautiful days--light winds and clear skies flecked with the occasional wandering cloud. A high-pressure system was settling in from the northwest, pushing all the usual seasonal nastiness away from the area near the Arctic Circle. Travelers and residents

  • Moose, wolves, bears Oh My!

    A thick and heavy snowfall encompasses the Alaska terrain. The driver can hardly see the road. He faintly sees a black mass and slams on the brakes. His tires skid on the road and he hits something big and furry. Incidents where animals intersect with rural life happen on and off Joint Base

  • JBER Airman is Rising Star of Safety

    Unknown to him nine years ago when he cross-trained to the safety career field, Senior Master Sgt. Joshua Franklin, 11th Air Force Ground Safety superintendent, would be one of the National Safety Council Rising Stars of Safety. Selected from more than 110 nominees working in a variety of industries

  • Wearing reflective belts can save lives

    During this time of year in Alaska, darkness lingers. By mid-winter, it's dark until 10 a.m. and gets dark again at 4 p.m. Days are so dark that drivers on the road have a hard time seeing pedestrians and cyclists. To help alleviate this issue, all uniformed military members on Joint Base

  • I’m actually all right – but Thanks For Asking

    The young Soldier didn't show up for physical training on time, as she did every other day. She missed formation. When she did show up for work, with a bruised face, she was quiet and withdrawn. Many of her fellow Soldiers looked - even stared - at her face. Time passed, and the day went on.People

  • Spartans field 21st Century parachute

    Spartan paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, conducted their first unit airborne operation with the Army's new T-11 parachute Oct. 17. Nearly 300 paratroopers from the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) and the 2nd Battalion, 377th

  • Geronimo is USARAK Career Counselor of the Year

    Army Staff Sgt. Armando Delgado, a career counselor with the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, bested a group of top career counselors from across U.S. Army Alaska to be named USARAK's Career Counselor of the Year Oct. 10 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.The two-day competition

  • Officials encourage energy conservation, cost reduciton

    As the days draw shorter and the nights become colder Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson officials urge everyone on base to be more efficient with energy use and keep costs down.October is Energy Action Month, which focuses on efforts within units to conserve energy by distributing energy reduction

  • 3rd Wing redeploys from Southwest Asia

    The 3rd Wing's 525th Fighter Squadron deployed to the Central Command area of responsibility to relieve its sister squadron, the 90th Fighter Squadron, also located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The swap-out of fifth generation aircraft took place after five months of supporting combat