• Alaska Raptors Surge

    F-22 pilots and maintenance personnel from the active duty 3rd Wing and the Reserve 477th Fighter Group generated and flew nearly 90 sorties here June 11-12. The increase in sorties is part of a surge or an increase in flying operations to test the maintenance and flying capability of Alaska's

  • Five pilots visit with children at Providence

    Every child has a hero or idol. At Providence Children's Hospital, there are a handful of children who are fond of Air Force pilots in particular. These children were privileged to meet some of these individuals during a recent visit to the hospital by a group of pilots from the 302nd Fighter

  • JBER partners with USDA to protect airfield, wildlife

    When it comes to the safety of Air Force pilots, cargo and aircraft, one of the biggest issues is the birds and wildlife that occasionally inhabit or come across the flightline. This is why the Air Force has contracted the help of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and created the Bird/wildlife

  • JBER teen nominated for national Air Force honors

    Here on JBER, there are many military youths who are recognized for volunteer efforts that help the JBER community. One of those youths shone brightest and was honored for his work.Meet Gage Dabin. Gage, 17, has been named the Military Youth of the Year for Alaska and Pacific Air Forces. He has also

  • Get tested: STDs are a real threat; mitigate your risk behavior

    Certain topics are awkward. There is simply no way to get around their inherent ability to make people uncomfortable. Perhaps the most glaring example of this is the discussion of sexually transmitted infections. Even with doctors, who are bound by law to protect their patients' privacy, the subject

  • Widow returns to Air Force with help from 90th FS family

    Lt. N.C. Das and her husband, Capt. Eric Das, were deployed together in Southwest Asia in 2003 when the F-15E that he was flying crashed. He and his weapons systems officer, Lt. Col. Bill Watkins, were killed. He was assigned to the 333rd Fighter Squadron and she to the 336th FS both from Seymour

  • JBER EOD Airman nominated for annual Air Force publication

    Courage is a word, a belief, a portrait. It is invisible, yet has many faces. It can have the face of a child learning to ride a bicycle without the training wheels. It may be the face of a person conquering their fear of heights. In this case, it portrays the face of a man who has deployed behind

  • COMBAT FISHING

    The Seward fishing community showed their thanks for what U.S. troops do and the sacrifices they make by taking approximately 250 service members out May 23 for a day on the seas fishing for halibut and any other fish in season."I had a really great time," said Sgt. Ivan Ang, 8th Forward Surgical

  • Blazing a trail: JBER youth earns top award

     Collette Ohotnicky has proven her mettle to JBER residents by organizing the construction of the Upper Otter Lake Nature Trail. This trail was constructed to provide residents with a path to traverse the north side of base and take in all of JBER's scenery.Ohotnicky expressed enthusiasm about the

  • Guardian Angel conquers mountains, saves lives

    Elite is a WORD that gets thrown around with reckless abandon. Politics. Sports. Advertisements. The word is as overused as an Alaska snow shovel.The 212th Rescue Squadron on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, and one of its members in particular, is truly elite. "Pararescuemen are in the only