• Site Summit star set to shine

    The summit star is lit every year in conjunction with Anchorage's City of Lights celebration - Friday at 5 p.m. It remains lit until the last musher from the Iditarod crosses the finish line, usually sometime in mid- to late-March.For nearly 50 years, a holiday star has graced the Joint Base

  • Buddhist group comes to JBER with monthly meetings

    Each week a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson chaplain briefs newcomers about the Chaplain Corps in general and the chapel program here at JBER in particular. "I always begin my briefing by sharing why we have chaplains in the military," Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Scott Savell said. "First and

  • Special Olympics bring Alaskans together on JBER

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hosted the 7th Annual Special Olympics Bowling Tournament, bringing 236 athletes to the Polar Bowl bowling facility, Friday through Sunday.The three-day tournament brought representativies of seven Alaskan communities to the bowling center: Anchorage, central Kenai

  • Comprehensive fitness director outlines resilience

    More than 100 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson community members learned the fundamentals of Army Comprehensive Soldier Fitness first-hand from program director, Army Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Rhonda Cornum at the Arctic Warrior Event Center Wednesday.As part of a leadership development program guest-lecture

  • Military spouses audition for Alaska-based reality show

    A Los Angeles-based production company is looking for military family members to cast in a new show about military spouses in Alaska. The company is developing what it describes as a documentary series for television broadcast. The show, with the working title is "Army Wives of Alaska," will focus

  • Deals on wheels with ASYMCA

    The Armed Services YMCA offers a low-cost transportation service, Y on Wheels, to Airman and Soldiers and family members of deployed service members around base. ASYMCA has been offering this service to the military for five years, providing over 40,000 rides to members each year. Members are