• 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

  • BOY SCOUTS CAMP OUT

    "Scouting teaches boys responsibility and basic skills on adulthood, it gives them a head start to growing up to be independent young men who can be self reliant and self responsible" said Boy Scout Troop 190 Scoutmaster Wes Raley.JBER Boy Scout Troop 190 and Troop 504 traveled to Gorsuch Boy Scout

  • Children’s Theatre comes to JBER

    Missoula Children's Theatre visited JBER to provide children the opportunity to perform for their friends and family. The performances were hosted July 13 at the JBER-Richardson theater and July 20 at the JBER-Elemendorf theater."I heard about (MCT) while going to college in Montana and I started

  • Reserve, active duty, Guard compete in Turkey Shoot

    Pilots and maintainers assigned to the 477th Fighter Group competed alongside their active duty and Air National Guard counterparts in the 3rd Wings Turkey Shoot competition July 17-19 here.A Turkey Shoot is an Air Force tradition that goes back to the early days of tactical aviation."Throughout the