• Guard, active-duty aircrew provide airlift to reserves

    A combined Alaska Air National Guard and JBER active-duty aircrew provided a team of JBER reservists airlift support to Hill Air Force Base, Utah on Friday.Members from the 249th and 517th Airlift squadrons transported equipment and personnel for the 477th Fighter Group. The Reserve team is headed

  • Tuskegee Airmen unit emblem officially recognized

    During the 41st Annual Tuskegee Airmen Convention Col. Bryan Radliff, 477th Fighter Group commander announced that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force had officially recognized the insignia used by the 477th Bombardment Group, a Tuskegee Airmen unit, during World War II. In a letter to the Tuskegee

  • Soldiers entertain crowd at open house

    The 2012 JBER Arctic Thunder Open House kept crowds of spectators and families entertained for an entire weekend with static displays and aerial demonstrations including the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, Air Combat Command F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team and civilian air demonstrations.Additionally,

  • Soldiers of 486th MCT redeploy

    A ceremony to recognize the redeployment of the 22-Soldier 486th Movement Control Team was hosted at the Richardson Education Center Tuesday.The team deployed in July 2011 for a 12-month tour of duty in Kuwait in support of Operation New Dawn in Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

  • Guardian Angels return from Afghanistan deployment

    Family members held aloft welcome home signs on a sunny Tuesday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as they waited for the return of 19 Airmen who completed a three-month deployment to Afghanistan.The Alaska Air National Guard 212th Rescue Squadron Airmen performed combat search and rescue missions

  • Barber is a 15-year fixture at JBER’s Arctic Oasis

    When pilots, commanders or children have busy days and need a quick haircut, many turn to a barber shop in a corner of the Arctic Oasis Community Center on JBER. One barber there has served the community for more than a decade, and has collected more military coins than some military members."I've

  • JBER youth get together at Chapel One for a week

    The Chapel Center conducted Vacation Bible School at Chapel One on JBER from July 30 through Aug. 3. The event combined Protestant and Catholic denominations for the week-long vacation."We had 70 volunteers," said Heidi Ayers, volunteer director of VBS. "That doesn't include the chaplains that come

  • August is Antiterrorism Awareness Month on JBER

    Terrorism remains a threat to our nation, our military forces, and our communities. Worldwide since 2001, the frequency of terrorists targeting against military personnel and facilities has increased substantially. Although the majority of planned or attempted attacks have been disrupted by law

  • Arctic Reservist becomes U.S. Citizen

    An Airman assigned to the 477th Fighter Group became a U.S. citizen in a ceremony at the U.S. District Court in Anchorage July 27. After passing a 100 question examination and successfully completing an interview Senior Airman Noel Magcalas along with 52 other individuals took the Oath of Allegiance

  • JPAC team completes Colony Glacier investigation and recovery

    On June 10, debris was discovered on Colony Glacier by Alaska Army National Guardsmen, who were flying a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. In response, a specialized team from the Joint Prisoner Of War/Missing In Action Accounting Command touched down on the glacier and began the recovery effort on June