• Alaska Aces offer local pro hockey action

    Fans who routinely fill up the stands at the Sullivan Arena to cheer on the Alaska Aces hockey team are perhaps the most fervent group of sports fans in Alaska. They often paint their faces blue and white and ring their signature cowbells to show their support for the state's only ECHL (formerly

  • 11th Air Force enlisted aide wins PACAF honor

    The enlisted aide to the 11th Air Force commander was recently named Pacific Air Forces Senior Enlisted Aide of the Year for the second-straight year.Master Sgt. Emile Bradley, enlisted aide to Lt. Gen. Dana T. Atkins, 11th Air Force commander, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, was notified of his

  • Alaska National Guard performs Back-to-Back Rescue Missions

    The Alaska Air National Guard performed two rescue missions Sunday after the Air Force 11th Rescue Coordination Center contacted them for assistance regarding a downed aircraft and an injured hunter.The first mission opened at 10:46 a.m. when the RCC received a call from a civilian pilot who

  • Two Soldiers killed in Afghanistan

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release Number: 10-9-5-45Two Soldiers killed in Afghanistan September 27, 2010Two Fort Richardson Soldiers were killed in Afghanistan late Friday evening (Afghanistan time), Friday morning (Alaska Standard time).Pfc. William B. Dawson and Pfc. Jaysine P.S. Petree were killed

  • Sitka 43 Airmen remembered in memorial unveiling

    Crafted in fiberglass wrapped meticulously around a metal frame, the 1:24 scale C-17 Globemaster III model, unveiled as the center¬piece of the Sitka 43 Memorial, bears an uncanny likeness to the cargo plane lost in an accident, July 28, which resulted in the deaths of four Airmen belonging to the

  • Air Force unit supports Pakistan flood aide

    The 732nd Air Mobility Squad¬ron, stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, provided support to Fort Wainwright Army units in support of the Pakistan flood relief humanitarian aide mission, earlier this month."We sent a team of folks doing joint inspection up to Fort Wainwright," said Air Force

  • Prep for unit inspection begins

    Last Friday may have been con¬fusing for some on the installation. With Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Unit Compliance Inspection coming up Oct. 18 to 22, the installation recently held and is planning another emergency management exercise for Oct. 7, in preparation for the UCI. "The Emergency

  • New help for victims of sexual assault

    Recently a woman was pulled into a bathroom stall and was held at knife point. Immediately following, she was raped.She went home to her mother only to push her mother's loving advances away.Confused, the mother inquired what happened and the daughter just broke out in tears. Not knowing the next

  • ‘Space A’ program makes room for eligible travelers

    Many Department of Defense identification card holders are eligible for discount flights around the Pacific theater, and the world. The 732nd Air Mobility Squad¬ron manages the Joint Base El¬mendorf-Richardson Passenger Terminal, and the unit wants the community to know what a big benefit they may