Outdoor recreation offers snowmachine safety classes

Soldier coaches wife, delivers baby from Afghanistan

Alright, listen up all you deployed dads (especially if you're an expectant father): you can take an active role in the birth of your child, even if you're stationed in a combat zone. All it takes is commitment, a little ingenuity, and Skype. Just ask Chaplain (Capt.) Joseph Palermo, who recently

Ludacris meets with reservists backstage

Word on the street: What’s the worst case of distracted driving you’ve witnessed?

Spouses’ Club offers scholarships

The Fort Richardson Spouses' Club Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to deserving applicants to further their education at an accredited undergraduate institution.The FRSC awards these scholarships on the basis of academic achievement, personal achievements, community service, and a

Army spouses see the Soldier’s day

3rd Wing maintenance unit stands up, supports C-130s

One of the 3rd Wing's newest units has begun working in association with the Alaska Air National Guard in keeping with 2005 Base Closure and Realignment commission recommendations.The 537th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 3rd Maintenance Group, 3rd Wing, is working

3rd MEB helps build ‘50 Bikes for 50 Kids’

More than 100 Soldiers from the 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade helped build "50 Bikes for 50 Kids" at the Spenard Recreation Center in Anchorage, Monday.It was the fourth annual "50 Bikes" event. The first was in 2008.This year was the first year Soldiers in uniform took part in the bike building

Alaska Guardsmen support vital Iraq mission

The new year signifies a fresh start and a time for resolutions for many Americans, but for 76 Alaska Army National Guardsmen in Iraq, the new year also marks the mid-point through their year-long deployment.The "Arctic Cowboys" from B Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, who left Alaska

JBER nurses win March of Dimes award

Three Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Nurses were among the 18 winners for the 2010 March of Dimes Nurse of the Year award for the Alaska district.Air Force Capt. Brandy Dales, 673d IPTS nurse (Maternal/New born category), Air Force 2nd Lt. Angie Dendy, IPTS nurse (RNs who, within the first 18