• Guardsman shows strength

    An Alaska National Guardsman placed 2nd in the first official Alaska Strongman of the North 2010 competition held at the Egan Civic and Convention Center, Nov. 20.Master Sgt. John Nieves, recruiting and retention non-commissioned officer in-charge, Recruiting and Retention Command, Alaska Army

  • Protect your pets: safety tips for the holidays

    Safety is always a top priority, however we sometimes forget our four-legged and feathered friends have special safety needs during the holiday season. Here are a few tips to make sure they enjoy the holiday season as much as you do.The holidays are the season for overindulging, we cook more and

  • JBER suspends F-22 crash recovery and restoration

    After two weeks of intense effort, a joint Air Force and Army team has suspended recovery and restoration efforts for the F-22 Raptor that crashed Nov. 16 near Cantwell, Alaska. The Air Force did recover the remains of the pilot, Air Force Capt. Jeff Haney. Safety experts are now examining the

  • Flouride notification

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight and Doyon Utilities want to inform all water consumers, effective Dec. 1, the Fluoride Injector system operated at the Water Treatment Facility will resume operations.The fluoride injector malfunctioned last April and was shut

  • Know base road, reporting conditions

    There is no telling when the Anchorage Bowl will be hit with the next heavy snowfall. When this does happens, members must know base procedures during inclement weather.Base officials have three options when winter weather makes driving conditions hazardous for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

  • Crash kills 3rd Wing Airman, base mourns

    Air Force officials here announced, Nov. 19, that search and rescue teams found conclusive evidence the pilot of a crashed F-22 Raptor did not survive the crash. Air Force Capt. Jeffrey Haney, 525th Fighter Squadron, was killed in the mishap during a training mission, Nov. 16."Sadly, we can no

  • Huffing kills, ‘Spice’ off limits

    The practice seems harmless enough.Service members, looking to dull the edge of a stressful day, walk into a head shop after work and buy a small package of K2, the brand name of a smokeable concoction that is perfectly legal in the state in which they are residing.It is not, however, legal in the

  • Model railroad engineers open doors to JBER public

    One step into the Military Society of Model Railroad Engineers' clubroom and people may be forgiven if they feel like Gulliver during his perilous voyage to Lilliput, home of a people 1-12 scale of Gulliver's size.Several elaborate train layouts lay on top of each other and feature different scales