• Logistics group proves a joint basing success with outstanding inspection

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's recently created 673d Logistics Readiness Group won big in September, by earning the highest mark possible in one of its first performance reviews by outside judges.Inspectors from Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and Pacific Air Forces Command,

  • Combined Federal Campaign kickoff Tuesday

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Combined Federal Campaign begins Tuesday and is scheduled to run until Nov. 18.CFC is the federal government's authorized charity drive, the only time when federal employees, to include the Department of Defense, can be solicited for donations.This year, the CFC

  • Artillery spouses learn to parachute, fire weapons at family day

    Spouses of 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment Soldiers got a taste of Airborne training during the unit's G. I. Jane Day Sept. 9 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.Just as it does for Soldiers, the spouses' day began with a formation behind the 2-377th headquarters for

  • BOSS: Not just for Soldiers anymore

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program has officially changed its name to show its inclusion of all services.The new name replaces Soldiers with service members and the program will extend its invitations and benefits to many more people, according to

  • Warfighter Eye Surgery Center opens for business

    A new capability at the JBER Medical clinic will help many Arctic Warriors see things in a much clearer focus.The Ophthalmology Clinic held the grand opening Sept. 29, for its Warfighter Eye Surgery Center. Medical personnel at center will specialize in performing refractive eye surgeries on Joint

  • The 2nd Engineer Brigade stands up at JBER

    The colors of the 2nd Engineer Brigade were uncased for the first time in 56 years during an activation ceremony, Sept. 21, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Pershing Field.Army Col. Thomas Roth, 2nd Engineer Brigade commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Dickens, 2nd Eng. Bde. command sergeant

  • Stryker brigade commander gives Afghanistan update

    More than 6,000 miles away, Army Col. Todd Wood, commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division based here, leads his unit in assisting the Afghan police and army in securing and stabilizing Afghanistan. Wood spoke to Alaska media via teleconference Sept. 13 about the

  • Sergeant Major of the Army visits USARAK Soldiers

    The Army's highest-ranking noncommissioned officer, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, visited the Soldiers and families of U.S. Army Alaska to talk about proposed policy changes and to answer questions on a variety of topics ranging from retirement, a drawdown of Army personnel and what