• Maintainers prop up change: Royal Thai Air Force flies again

    Red Flag-Alaska is designed to test crews during a simulated multi-nation combat operation, pushing Airmen from all over the world to overcome obstacles and work as one cohesive unit.So, when a C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Royal Thai Air Force had a maintenance problem, it was all hands on deck.

  • 3-peat: JBER Airmen first again to rekey Raptors

    A team of Airmen from the 3rd Wing and the 673d Air Base Wing here helped JBER become the first base in the Air Force to successfully rekey all of their F-22 Raptors for the next year. The effort of maintainers from the 3rd Maintenance Group and the communications security office of the 673d ABW

  • Alaska Reservist wins CrossFit divisional State Championship

    A Reservist was awarded first place in his division at the 2012 CrossFit Alaska State Championships in Anchorage Oct. 13. Lt. Col. David Piffarerio, 302nd Fighter Squadron commander, competed in the over 40 male category of the first annual CrossFit competition during the Fitness Expo at the

  • Spartan father, daughter deployed together

    A unique relationship exists within U.S. Army Alaska. It is a relationship which extends beyond the rank and file. It is a relationship between father and daughter.Pfc. Maeyamonique Barnes was surprised to have orders to Alaska, and when she was assigned as a military police officer with the 425th

  • Spartans formally end Afghanistan mission

    The Spartans of 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, based at JBER, officially relinquished responsibility and operations of Forward Operating Base Salerno, and the Khowst and Paktya provinces, to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air-Assault), Task Force

  • Alaska Raptors return from depot

    The 302nd Fighter Squadron flagship F-22, Aircraft 05-4102, is now back in Alaska after getting a tune up at the depot facilities at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 302nd FS flagship and a second F-22, both of which are assigned to the 3rd Wing, underwent modifications as a part of the Structural

  • Missed appointments hurt everyone at the hospital

    There is a new epidemic running rampant on JBER and it is different than one that the 673d Medical Group would normally deal with. That epidemic is missed appointments."Currently, nearly 8 percent of appointments booked at the hospital end up as a no-show. Each time that occurs, an appointment,

  • Snow equipment on parade

    Snow removal vehicles from the 773d Civil Engineer Squadron drove around areas of JBER as part of the annual "snow parade." The squadron has 72 snow removal vehicles for clearing the loads of white stuff that accumulate around the installation.They use snow plows, brooms, front-end loaders and