• Boy Scout camp out

    "You get to do a lot stuff you couldn't normally do like rock climbing and learning to actually shoot a rifle, shotgun and black-powder muzzle loaders," said Trentin Wermers, of Boy Scout Troop 190. "My favorite thing is being able to make campfires."Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has not one but

  • Drinking water consumer confidence report

    Drinking Water QualityJBER's Drinking Water MissionA water utility seldom takes the opportunity to tell its customers about all they are doing to produce exceptional quality drinking water in conjunction with the myriad of additional things the utility does to ensure public safety. All too often, we

  • Cruisin’ the Gulf of Alaska during Northern Edge

    Several ships from the Navy and Coast Guard cruised to Alaska to participate in the two week exercise Northern Edge. Some played the role of blue forces, or the 'good guys,' and others played the opposing forces role. Ships participating in the training were the USS Decatur, USS Lake Erie, USCG

  • Joint aviators 'fight' in Alaskan skies

    Training for combat comes in many shapes and forms, but for aviators military wide it comes in the form of Northern Edge.There are two types of aviators at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during the exercise -- the 'good guys' and the aggressors.The exercise is an air campaign scenario, which means

  • Spartan paratroopers hone urban fighting skills

    Soldiers stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson with the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, completed a series of training scenarios this summer at Donnelly Training Area.The Soldiers performed many different tasks including live-fire exercises and airborne insertions,

  • Alaska offers unique training environment

    Exercise Northern Edge offers a unique training opportunity for members of all branches of the military - active duty, Reserve and Guard - on land, in the air and out to sea."There is no other place that provides what Alaska provides just through its sheer magnitude and size," said Maj. Gen. Thomas

  • Military aviators break service barriers

    Naval pilots begin training at Pensacola, Fla., and then branch off for individual service training. For two weeks every two years, many of them once again join forces for Exercise Northern Edge.During the exercise, Naval and Air Force pilots fly several hours each day over the skies and waters of

  • Flying high at Northern Edge 2011

    As planes take off for their final missions and Northern Edge 2011 prepares to come to an end June 24, some exercise participants at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, will continue flying high into the weekend, having received news today they were selected for promotion. Air Force officials selected

  • AWACs keep an eye out during Northern Edge

    To the average eye, the screen is a confusing jumble of lines, symbols and numbers. To Air Force Capt. Jon Quinlan, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, it's a "God's eye" view of the battlefield.Captain Quinlan, stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan, is an air surveillance officer onboard an E-3