• Joint Easter celebration brings families together from around JBER

    The 2012 "Easter Eggstravaganza" took place outside the Buckner Physical Fitness Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Saturday. This was the first time the event was held jointly."Last year we had one in a hangar on Elmendorf and then one at Cottonwood Park here on Fort Richardson," said Amanda

  • Reserve, active duty F-22 pilots fly succesful long range strike exercise

    A mix of personnel from the 477th Fighter Goup, 3rd Wing, and 673rd Air Base Wing left JBER to participate in a long range strike exercise on April 4.F-22 Raptors and E-3's assigned to the 3rd Wing along with F-16s from Misawa AB, Japan, B-1's from Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota and KC-135s from

  • Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Castillo invents a program calling it iFly

    There's a new computer-based program designed to track the training status for pilots. It's called "iFly," invented by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Castillo, 3rd Wing aviation resource management. It may become the new standard for the Pacific Air Forces.The path that led to this program shines with

  • The sky is the limit for Spartan artillery on the move

    Paratroopers from Task Force Spartan Steel coordinated the transportation of an M777 155-mm howitzer on Forward Operating Base Salerno to Combat Outpost Chamkani, March 27.The move was conducted to upgrade the capability of indirect fire support for members of Task Force Gold Geronimo, which is

  • Spartan cannoneers support COP Herrera

    Chosen Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Gold Geronimo, has a majority of its troops on Combat Outpost Herrera patrolling the area of operations, and providing fire support for them is the task of 4th Platoon, B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field

  • Alaska Army National Guardsmen play pivotal role in Afghanistan

    Alaska Army National Guardsmen from B Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment are settling in to their roles as Security Forces for Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan.More than 126 Soldiers departed Camp Atterbury, Ind., in late February after finalizing their

  • Guardsmen seize awards at state meet

    Four Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers competed in the 2012 Alaska State Powerlifting Championships hosted at Southside Strength & Fitness in Anchorage March 24.More than 30 lifters from around the state competed for their chance at a "best" title in the three-lift meet. Army Staff Sgt. Larry

  • Airman Dorm Leaders help integrate junior troops

    For unaccompanied Airmen on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, the dormitories are both a place they can call home and a sanctuary where they can relax. The dormitories are kept safe and up to Air Force standards by dormitory leaders under the Airman Dormitory Leadership Program."We are here to guide,

  • Child Abuse: Preventing a hidden crime

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is home to many children, and hundreds more military children live in Anchorage and the surrounding communities.Military families are often under more stress than others - with deployments and frequent moving putting pressure on parents and children alike. And

  • POL flight fuels JBER

    It's 10 below zero and snow is on the ground everywhere. Airman 1st Class Bradley Welsh climbs out of his fuel truck to walk on the freshly plowed runway. He hooks up his hose into an underground fuel line to fill the C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane sitting on the tarmac. Welsh works with the crew