• Breaking trails, making history

    Denizens of most northern cities would throw hissy fits if they knew snow was being trucked in and dumped on their city streets this close to spring's escape from winter's woes.But in Anchorage, on the first Saturday in March, nobody bats an eye.Not only was the snow brought in by the truckload,

  • NCO teaches arctic warfare, mountain skills

    Battling cold, climbing peaks at the Army's Northern Warfare 
Training CenterArmy Rangers, Navy Seals, and Special Forces are all considered elite troops in the U.S. military, and they are highly-trained in their fields and prepared for just about any worst-case scenario.But what if a helicopter was

  • Paratroopers finish Thailand partnership training exercise

    Soldiers from U.S. Army Alaska's 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), stood beside members of the Royal Thai Army's 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, King's Guard, for a ceremony marking the official end of training for Exercise Cobra Gold 2011.The ceremony took place on the same

  • Soldiers train for Expert Infantry Badge test

    Soldiers from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson received training Feb. 22-24, to prepare to test for the Expert Infantry Badge.The EIB represents the understanding of basic infantry tasks, said Army Staff Sgt. Ian McGlocklyn, an infantry Soldier with Company A, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment

  • NFL star speaks about mental health, troops seek help

    Admitting you a have a problem doesn't mean you're weak, Herschel Walker told Soldiers and Airmen Feb. 22 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Post Theater."I was born with a speech impediment and I was fat," Walker said. "I was the target for all jokes by other kids."As a coping mechanism, he

  • Air Force Assistance Fund to kick off at Joint Military Mall

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will open the annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, which raises money for several service charities, at the Joint Military Mall, Wednesday, at 11:15 a.m.Organizers have set a fundraising goal of $105,613. Donations to this year's "Commitment to Caring" campaign

  • Engineers return from yearlong deployment

    The 6th Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, along with family and friends, gathered early Saturday morning to welcome the 23rd Engineer Company (Sapper) in a homecoming ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Buckner Physical Fitness Center.The company completed a

  • Annual ice ops test emergency response for spill clean-up

    Nobody can predict an oil spill, but when one happens it can be a challenging feat to clean up, especially with more than 30 inches of ice in the way.That's why 60 members from various agencies including the Air Force 611th Civil Engineer Squadron, U.S. Coast Guard, the Navy's Supervisor of Salvage,