• Guardsman takes on worldwide bodybuilding competition

    An Alaska National Guardsman was given a once in a lifetime opportunity when she was selected to compete in the figure bodybuilding competition at this year's Arnold Sports Festival held in Columbus, Ohio, March 3-5.The Arnold Sports Festival was founded by Arnold Schwarzenegger and is the nation's

  • Civil engineer group earns Air Force honors

    The 673d Civil Engineering Group -- made up of the 673d Civil Engineering Squadron and the 773d Civil Engineering Squadron -- has been recognized as the runner up in the Air Force Civil Engineer Large Unit of the Year competition.According to the 673d Air Base Wing Web page, more than 900 military

  • Alaska Air National Guard unit coming to base

    Guard members from the 176th Wing of the Alaska Air National Guard will say their final goodbyes to the base that has been their home since 1952, Feb. 12.Throughout the years, Kulis Air National Guard Base has served multiple roles with the state of Alaska and abroad.It acted as a major center for

  • Base housing to move privatization forward

    JBER-Richardson military family housing is going to be privatized, with many of the oldest units being replaced by new homes, and other, newer units being renovated.JBER-Richardson joins the privatization of military family housing happening throughout all our military installations. The federal

  • High voltage crews battle cold, restore power

    The 773d Civil Engineer High Voltage crews battled the elements to troubleshoot two power outages on the far west side of JBER-E, Sunday and Wednesday.Wind and icy conditions were contributing factors to the outages. The main areas affected were west of Fairchild Ave.Air Force dormitories, Houston,

  • Chance meeting: Forfeits lead to earlier-than-planned competition

    The 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment intramural basketball team wasn't scheduled to face the 98th Maintenance Company Monday night, but when both teams' opponents failed to show, that changed.Sports officials working at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Buckner Physical Fitness Center

  • Community Assessment Survey gateway to increased services

    The Integrated Delivery System Working Group is sponsoring the 2011 Community Assessment Survey of service members, spouses, reservists, spouses of Reservists and civilians. This survey is the best way for Air Force community members to make their opinions and needs known. The results of the survey

  • Dutch television show treats Spartan family to vacation

    Heidi Ornelles, wife of 1st Sgt. Steven Ornelles, B Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, was born and raised in the Netherlands. She hadn't been home to see her family in almost three years. That all changed, Dec. 8, when she received