• 673d Air Base Wing earns Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    During the course of activating the wing and consolidating Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson into Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, various units of 673d Air Base Wing earned high honors. Most recently, the 673d ABW was selected as a recipient of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for

  • Alaska Army National Guard deploys combat medics to Afghanistan

    Six Alaska Army National Guard combat medics are deploying with B Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment to provide care to Soldiers conducting security forces missions in Afghanistan.With one combat medic for every 20 Soldiers, it's crucial the medics are safe while out on

  • Engineers make Rondy snow sculptures possible

    Snow is more than abundant in Alaska and some people will be happy when it melts, but thanks to the 773rd Civil Engineer Squadron, the snow downtown has been used for something else. The 773rd CES compressed the snow into blocks for a snow sculpting competition as part of Fur Rendezvous in

  • Polar Express auto, craft shops offer multitude of money-saving activities

    During the past 15 years or so, Air National Guard Master Sgt. Curtis Graham has gone to the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Polar Express Auto Arts and Crafts Center. Graham, a native of Eagle River, works for the 176th Maintenance Squadron as a metals technology supervisor and uses the auto

  • Prepare early: new rules for pets traveling to the EU

    New rules on bringing pets into the European Union can have a major impact on service members and families moving abroad, starting immediately.The EU is tightening restrictions on the importation of animals, which means service members traveling abroad need to bear some things in mind.Dogs, cats and

  • Soldiers bring beats to local schools

    Members of U.S. Army Alaska's 9th Army Band shared their skills and talent with Anchorage-area children Feb. 21 through 24 as part of national Music In Our Schools Month.Local schools hosted the Fort Wainwright-based band for a series of concerts and musical clinics.The band performed for about

  • Housing demolition, construction to kick off

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson family housing construction project is slightly ahead of schedule and has turned over 89 newly constructed units to date. Select residents of old housing units in Cottonwood, Birch Hill and Raven Ridge have now moved into these attractive new homes. The housing

  • Teen dating violence is a very real threat

    We would like to think that teens - whether they're young Soldiers or Airmen under our care, or our children - are having healthy dating relationships, respecting their partners and being treated respectfully. Unfortunately, one in four teenagers will experience violence in a dating relationship

  • Lynx wing opens its doors at JBER hospital

    The enemy's favorite weapon today is the improvised explosive device and, as a result, some of the most common injuries on the battlefield are head injuries. As the war continues, mental health has gained priority and military medicine has continuously improved its mental health capabilities.Medical