• Former POW passes proven resilience techniques to troops

    One of the military's leading resilience experts spoke to an audience of Soldiers, Airmen and civilians at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Education Center lecture hall, Monday about how to build mentally stronger troops and families.Army Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Rhonda Cornum, Comprehensive Soldier

  • Resilience in the face of Adversity

    If you're a part of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson community, you've probably heard about 'resiliency' - the word has been used often for the last few years, by the Army and the Air Force alike. Resiliency is critical - but how do you go about building it? The Mental Health Flight on JBER is

  • Team Alaska wins at Air Mobility Command Rodeo

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Airmen rode off into the sunset with two prestigious awards after competing at the 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo, July 24 through July 29 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.The 673d Security Forces Team was recognized as the "Best Combat Endurance Team" and the 3rd

  • Paratroopers train in Australia, trade wings

    Late in the day, July 15, four C-17 Globemaster IIIs loaded with a task force led by paratroopers from the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, took off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.The team was headed for a joint airborne mission to take control of a drop zone in Australia

  • Exercise to test U.S., Russian, Canadian hijack response

    The Russian Federation Air Force and the North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct their second cooperative air defense exercise, Sunday through Tuesday.This exercise began as an initiative NORAD had been pursuing, jointly with the Russian military to transform their relationship and

  • Army engineers teach Air Force JROTC cadets airborne basics

    Nearly 30 U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets arrived at the Airborne Sustainment Area, July 29 to conduct Airborne Sustainment Training and learn more about the military environment.The junior cadets, from South Anchorage High School and cadets from University of

  • More military land open to hunting now than ever before

    There is good news for hunters and other recreational users of Army lands for September.This year, 89 percent of Army land available for recreational uses, will be open to the public for September 2011, a 19-percent increase over last year. This means the public will be able to access approximately