• 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

  • JBER service members win ASSA 2011 Skeeter Award

    Skeet shooting has a long history with the military - it was used in World War II to help teach the fundamentals of aerial gunnery. After the war, "World Wide Military Championships" were held and the Air Force Air Defense Command took charge of hosting the competitions until 1975. As a good way to

  • 501st lands in Big Lake

    "Go jump in the lake!"That's just what paratroopers from the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, did July 22 as they leapt from helicopters into Big Lake, near Wasilla.The unit conducted the mission to improve their overall readiness and ensure its paratroopers can land in a wide

  • When to stop, when to salute the bugle call

    Customs and courtesies during the daily sounding of "Reveille" and "Retreat" differ slightly between the Air Force and Army on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.The songs, played through the installation's mass notification system, signify the raising and lowering of the national colors.According to

  • Special duty: Airmen honor countrymen

    Excellence is a trait that doesn't come cheap or easily.For the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Honor Guard, the quest for perfection involves a lot of sweat and hard work.Air Force Staff Sgt. Jorge Nunez, noncommissioned-officer-in-charge of the JBER Honor Guard, said the key to his group's success

  • Arctic Sappers rally with Australians in Talisman Sabre 2011

    More than 80 paratroopers from the 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) recently returned from Northeast Australia after participating in a forced-entry training exercise with elements of the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.The