• Alaska National Guardsmen conduct aviation maintenance exchange in MONGOLIA

    Four Alaska National Guardsmen were in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, March 4 to 7 for an aviation maintenance exchange to educate Mongolian Air and Air Defense Force members on the C-130 Hercules aircraft.In conjunction with the National Guard State Partnership Program, the exchange is focused on providing

  • 1 Geronimos earn Valorous Unit Award

    The 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, received recognition with a Valorous Unit Award to honor its service for a 12-month deployment which began in February, 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the Paktika

  • Arctic cavalry scouts win Gainey Cup

    The 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, now lays claim to having best cavalry scouts in the Army after winning the Army's first Gainey Cup competition hosted the first week of March 2013 at Fort Benning, Ga.The 1-40th Cav's team

  • Computer-assisted surgery a cutting-edge technology

    The sharp whine of a saw fills the room as a surgeon prepares to do his job. The surgeon prepares to make an incision, yet instead of looking at the patient, he looks to the computer screen next to the operating table. He plans the procedure by what he sees on the screen."The 673d Surgical

  • Spartan Soldier snags spot on All-Army team

    Spc. Jeremy Durgin, a human resources specialist with the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, was selected to represent the Spartan Brigade and JBER as a boxer in the beginning of March at the All-Army Boxing team's camp in Fort

  • AHEAD OF THE PACK: Air Force Reservist is roller derby jammer

    Suspended on eight urethane wheels, Senior Airman Kendall Nielsen rocketed down the roller derby track straight, bound for a stormy beehive of shoving skaters known colloquially as "the pack." Four of those skaters belonged to Nielsen's team and were focused on helping her through. The other four

  • Reserve Raptor pilots take flight

    Raptors assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska land during the Reserve Unit Training Assembly weekend March 9. The Raptors were flown by Reserve pilots assigned to the 302nd Fighter Squadron during the 477th Fighter Groups monthly training weekend. During the week the 477th Fighter

  • Reserve Security Forces Unit Conducts Pepper Spray Training

    Members of the Air Force Reserve 477th Security Forces Squadron conducted a training session testing their skills after being hit with some pepper spray "Oleoresin Capsicum," during the Reserve Unit Training Assembly weekend March 10. The 477th SFS recently stood up as a part of the 477th Fighter

  • JBER hosts furlough town hall

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Col. Brian Duffy, JBER and 673d Air Base Wing commander, hosted a series of civilian call sessions alongside Linda Boyd, the civilian Personnel Office Chief; and Dave Owens, President of the American Federation of Government Employees local 1101 here March