• Reserve, active duty support Pacific theater deployment

     Reservists assigned to the 477th Fighter Group deployed this week to support the U.S. Pacific Command commander's Theater Security Package program in the Western Pacific.The 20 maintainers and eight pilots along with the 3rd Wing's 525th Fighter Squadron will be deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan

  • USARAK partners with Thai, Indonesian militaries

    Platoons from the 56th Engineer Company, 6th Engineer Battalion are in Thailand, working on a series of civic projects with counterparts from the Royal Thai Air Force and Indonesian Army.The 63 U.S. Army Alaska Soldiers are taking part in Exercise Cobra Gold 2011, an annual joint and multinational

  • USARAK examines Soldier, family programs to promote resilience, reduce risk

    U.S. Army Alaska is taking a close look at the many programs which address the health and wellbeing of its Soldiers, civilians and family members.There are well more than 100 such services at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Fort Wainwright combined, according to W.R. Southard, USARAK strategic

  • Most important forms no troop likes to think about

    There are certain things every Soldier should know about benefits available to loved ones or designated beneficiaries in the event of their death or serious injury, according to Alaska Casualty Assistance Center officials.The center, located in the basement of Building 55, 4th St., provides support

  • Army staff college brings civilian leader course north

    Twenty-seven U.S. Army Alaska civilian employees graduated from the Army  Management Staff College's Civilian Education System, or CES, Basic Course, Jan. 21.Taking that first step into civilian leadership education typically involves a two-week trip to the lower 48 states, if you serve in the Last

  • No river too frozen for Army bridgers

    The ice bridge at the U.S. Army Cold Regions Test Center at Fort Greely, about 100 miles southeast of Fairbanks, enables units to reach otherwise inaccessible areas acrossthe frozen Delta River.It also gives the Soldiers of the 6th Engineer Battalion at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson an opportunity

  • New ID system improves security

    DBIDS is a Department of Defense identity verification and force protection tool which uses barcodes and biometrics (a person's height and weight, eye color and fingerprints) along with a color photograph to identify cardholders.It is directly connected with the Defense Enrollment Eligibility

  • Sports: Dealing with team’s defeat makes for good life lesson

    As the clock ran out on the season for my New England Patriots when they lost in the NFL playoffs, I glanced over at my 8-year-old son and saw the glimmer of tears in his eyes. I must admit that was three times more heart breaking than watching my favorite team lose. We had a blast sharing

  • Arctic Warriors sweat through indoor triathlon

    Arctic Warriors flocked to the Elmendorf Fitness Center Jan. 21, to participate in an indoor triathlon. The 36 competitors ran on a treadmill, rode a stationary bike and swam laps in the pool for 20 minutes for each activity in an effort to rack up the longest distance travelled over a full hour of