• JBER troops undertake emergency management exercise

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson service members and Department of Defense employees conducted an emergency management exercise June 20 on the joint base. The exercise was meant to prepare for potential incidents including aircraft malfunctions, injured personnel or terrorist attacks.The exercise

  • 3rd Wg, 477th FG commanders stand together against sexual assault

    Col. David Nahom, 3rd Wing commander and Col. Tyler Otten, 477th Fighter Group commander, have directed a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response stand-down day for their units June 28 and July 14, respectively. This SAPR stand-down day follows direction from the Secretary of Defense to conduct

  • JBER observes sexual assault stand-down events

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's 673d Air Base Wing and U.S. Army Alaska hosted a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response stand-down day across JBER June 21. The stand-down was done to address the recent rise in reported sexual assaults within the military.The secretary of defense directed all

  • UAV Soldiers stay sharp for future missions

    The Soldiers of B Company, 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, have seen many deployments to combat areas. Of the many missions they are instructed to fulfill, for 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, one of them involves operating unmanned aerial vehicles.Army 1st Lt.

  • JBER, 3rd Wing host 43rd TFS’s 43rd reunion

    Almost 43 years to the day after the 43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron was activated on what was then Elmendorf Air Force Base, a group of its founding members reunited on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to catch up with old friends and relive their days spent in Alaska.The 12 fighter pilots and one

  • JBER, Yokota Airmen team up for C-130 recovery

    When an aircraft suffered mechanical issues and diverted to an isolated island more than 2,000 miles away from its home station, a group of Airmen from the 3rd Maintenance Squadron's Maintenance Recovery Team came to assist. On the way back from program depot maintenance in Robins Air Force Base,

  • TRAILBLAZERS mark deployments to Afghanistan, Kuwait

    As many of us on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson enjoy the long-awaited Alaska summer and our biggest worry is figuring out where the salmon are biting or which cookout to attend this weekend, it is easy to forget we are still sending men and women into harm's way.The 2nd Engineer Brigade on JBER

  • 673d CS hosts boat regatta

    The 673d Communications Squadron hosted their annual cardboard Boat Regatta race June 7. Service members, as well as Department of Defense employees, worked on various boats for the event to test each other's architectural ability and craftsmanship. Tech. Sgt. Patrick Van Winkle, 673d CS quality

  • Salmon are here – ensure you’re legal

    The temperature is on the rise, the land of the midnight sun is sticking to its name, and all across the state, anglers are rushing to the water to participate in one of Alaska's biggest benefits; the summer salmon harvest.Service members and their families can enjoy fishing almost as easily as

  • Reserve CES repairs World War II era airfield

    Over 50 Reservists assigned to the 477th Civil Engineer Squadron completed repair work on a World War II era airfield during their annual tour May 27 - June 8. Fletcher Field in Clarksdale, Miss. was opened July 5, 1942. It was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a contract basic flying