• Arctic paratroopers take training in tropics

    The 8th Forward Surgical Team (Airborne) is preparing to deploy in the next few months to support troops wounded in combat.A recent training mission in the lower 48 is the latest test of the unit's readiness.The 8th FST has come full circle, in less than two years.About 18 months ago, in the warmth

  • 3rd Wing assigns dedicated crew chief to ALCOM

    The new ALCOM commander is the first who is also an F-22 Raptor pilot and he will have a dedicated crew chief from the 3rd Wing, Air Force Staff Sgt. Maria Carlson.Carlson, from Zimmerman, Minn., has been a crew chief since she joined the Air Force five years ago. She started out on the F-15 Eagle,

  • Snow storm a reminder of reporting protocol

    There is no telling when Anchorage will be hit with the next large snowfall. When this happens, members must know base procedures during inclement weather. Base officials have three options when winter weather makes driving conditions hazardous for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.Mission essential

  • Alaskan Command welcomes Lt Gen Hoog

    Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Hoog replaced Air Force Lt. Gen. Dana T. Atkins as the senior military leader in Alaska during a change of command ceremony here Nov. 7 at Hangar 20. Adm. Robert Willard, U.S. Pacific Command commander, Army Gen. Charles Jacoby, North American Aerospace Defense Command and

  • ‘Kid Comfort’ brings quilts to children of the deployed

    "This is my daddy blanket. I give my blanket a hug when I miss him," said 5-year-old Laela Shoemaker. Nothing is more special than the comfort of a warm embrace from your parents. The feeling of being protected, guarded and loved is what every child wants to hold on to. However, for military

  • Reserve F-22 pilot receives first Raptor 1,000 hour patch

    Out of all of the F-22 Raptor pilots in the Air Force there is only who has been presented with the 1,000 flying hour patch. Lt. Col. David Piffarerio, 302nd Fighter Squadron commander, was presented with Lockheed-Martin's first Raptor 1,000 hour patch by Jeff Babione, vice president and F-22

  • Air Force Reserve pilot the first to reach 1,000 F-22 flight hours

    Lt. Col. David Piffarerio, 302nd Fighter Squadron commander, flew his 1,000 flight hour in the F-22 Raptor here Nov. 4, making him the first Air Force pilot to do so. "This is a great milestone for the pilots, maintainers and contractors working on the jet and the F-22 program as a whole," said

  • JBER civilian wins national award for work with families

    The military can look, especially to a new recruit or a spouse, like a labyrinth of foreign words and ideas. The chain of command and noncommissioned officers can seem impossible to understand; there are programs and briefings for so many things, and getting such a huge organization to change

  • Want to make a difference in Alaska? Try local CFC donations

    If you've been in or worked with the military in November, you've probably heard of the Combined Federal Campaign.Created in the 1960s, the CFC helped reduce confusion and difficulties when various charities solicited donations from civil service. Presidents from Eisenhower to Nixon gradually