• Army expo features northern warfare instructor speech

    U.S. Army Northern Warfare Training Center instructor Staff Sgt. Gene MacKenzie introduced attendees of the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition, Oct. 27, to the many professional and personal adventures available to Soldiers in Alaska.Stationed at Fort Wainwright,

  • Soldiers take first training at new site

    Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, participated in training at Donnelly Training Area, Fort Greely, Alaska for the first time since redeploying earlier this year.They are also the first ones to use the new

  • Trailblazers host Girl Scout 'boot camp'

    The 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade hosted its first Trailblazer Boot Camp for more than 300 Girl Scouts from the Anchorage Area, Oct. 29, at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson. The Scouts ranged in age from 5 to 18 years old.The event aimed to give the Girl Scouts an opportunity to build an enduring

  • A guided tour of JBER’s Airborne Air Control Squadron

    "Once the command of the air is obtained by one of the contended armies, the war must become a conflict between the seeing host and one that is blind." - H.G. WellsThough fighters like the F-15 Eagle and their crack pilots are often wholly credited for quickly gaining air supremacy in conflicts

  • JBER AWACS reunite with old friends

    It has been more than 40 years since the three squadrons making up the 551st Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing have been united. Since they parted ways from Otus Air Force Base, Mass., in 1969, the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, the 961st AACS from

  • Iditarod Dining Facility continues improvements

    Members of the Iditarod Dining Facility have been working diligently in an effort to continue improving the dining experience for their patrons.Those who haven't been to the Iditarod Dining Facility might be inclined to do so and take notice in the many changes the facility has made already and,

  • Combined Federal Campaign deadline is Nov. 12

    The deadline for giving to the Combined Federal Campaign at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is Nov. 12.The mission of CFC is to promote and support philanthropy through a program that is employee focused, cost efficient and effective in providing troops and federal employees the opportunity to

  • Alaska National Guardsman saves youth at Elmendorf Pool

    National Guardsmen are well known for their willingness to help others at any place or time. For one young boy at the Elmendorf Fitness Center, that willingness to help may have saved his life Sept. 29.Senior Airman Ferdie Villaflores, an Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 176th

  • JBER swimmers compete in fall meet

    The U.S. Army Alaska women's swim team's strong showing at the intramural sports season's second swim meet propelled them to first place for the event, despite not fielding a team for the spring meet earlier this year.The second meet was competed Oct. 21 at the Buckner Physical Fitness Center