A runway is only as good as the soil beneath it; AFCE Structural Assessment team evaluates Wake runway

A two-man team from the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., visited Wake Island Airfield recently to evaluate the condition and load-carrying capacity of the runways, taxiways, and aircraft parking areas. Capt. Vincent Bongioanni, Airfield Pavement Evaluation

Wenke assumes command of 176th Wing

Air Force Col. Donald Wenke received the 176th Wing's command flag from Alaska's Adjutant General, Army Maj. Gen. Thomas Katkus, at a change-of-command ceremony here, Sunday.More than 500 guardsmen and community leaders attended the event that publicly demonstrated the change in leadership of one of

Be prepared in case of volcano eruption

The Alaska Volcano Observatory is a valuable resource for volcano information.Several active volcanoes are relatively close to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.JBER is not close enough to the volcano to be directly impacted by lava or an explosive eruption, but volcanic ash from a potential eruption

Certified for operations, JBER F-22s return to Alaska skies

After a four-month stand down, the Air Force's premier fighter, the F-22 Raptor, returned to the skies Wednesday.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz approved an implementation plan developed by Air Combat Command officials that allowed the F-22 to resume

JBER commander addresses Air Force civilian work force shaping at town hall

The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander hosted a town hall meeting for Air Force civilians Monday, to discuss work force shaping.Air Force Col. Robert Evans, JBER/673d ABW commander, addressed an audience of hundreds of Air Force civilians at the Elmendorf Theater, to

Training location helps unit prepare for Afghanistan

Soldiers from A Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Calvary Regiment, skirted through the mountains looking for enemy activity. Their mission was to infiltrate and then conduct a dismounted movement through the hills for approximately 5,200 meters to establish a series of observation posts. From

Army, Air Force teams duke it out on the fields at the SOCCER TOURNEY

150 youth challenge selves, each other in fierce annual competition

High-school students from around the Anchorage area gathered Friday and Saturday for the annual Raider Decathlon at Otter Lake on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. More than 150 Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from seven schools battled it out as teams, trying to post high scores on a

Raptors return to flight

4TH QUARTERMASTER DETACHMENT (AIRBORNE) DIVES IN FOR DROWN PROOFING