• USS Decatur brings naval edge to Alaska

     The USS Decatur (DDG73) arrived in Homer, Alaska, last week in preparation for participation in the U.S. Pacific Command-sponsored Exercise Northern Edge 11.The more than 500-foot long Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer made quite a visual impact upon the docks in this small fishing town

  • Northern Edge ’11 kicks off in Alaska

    More than 6,000 service members from the National Guard, Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps began training June 13 as part of the U.S. Pacific Command exercise Northern Edge '11.The exercise brings together a diverse, joint team in Alaska, to complete validation of tactics, training and

  • Joint basing instruction provides Army, Air Force crash course

    The Army and Air Force 301 courses provide basic information about the other services to civilian employees and service members at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.Dean Hone, deputy commander for installation support, 673d Mission Support Group, said the genesis for the course came from a senior

  • When you want to quit, there’s help available

    In 1940, it was conclusively proven that tobacco use is linked to cancer, heart disease and heart attack, and other serious health problems. It's no secret that tobacco is harmful - but plenty of people smoke and chew anyway, for a variety of reasons. Maybe it's to have a reason to take a break, to

  • Air Guardsmen deploy to Afghanistan

    Five C-130 Hercules and 140 members of the Alaska's Air National Guard's 176th Wing left Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson earlier this week en route to a three-month deployment to Afghanistan. The 140 Airmen were taken from the 144th Airlift Squadron, 176th Maintenance Squadron and the 176th Aircraft