• Centurions vanquish Air Force firefighters

    Soldiers representing HHC, 725th Brigade Support Battalion "Centurions," 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, defeated Air Force firefighters representing the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson 673d Air Base Wing Fire and Emergency Services Department in the inaugural JBER softball

  • 611th Air Support Group adds eight tropical Pacific locations

    Beginning Oct. 1, the 611th Air Support Group is adding eight tropical locations in the Pacific to the list of sites it already manages around Alaska. Due to the creation of Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, the management and support of Wake Island Airfield and seven other geographically separated

  • Civic leaders get closer look at base

    For three days, dozens of civilian chief executive officers, company presidents and managers toured Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as part of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference's Alaska visit.Monday through Wednesday, Air Force Lt. Gen. Dana T. Atkins, Alaskan Command commander hosted the

  • Vietnam veteran turns war wounds around

    I attended a Spiritual Resilience Breakfast at the Lee Reserve Center Sept. 2, and little did I know Dave Roever would rock the place. Many learned a valuable lesson that day: When you're having a bad day, it helps to talk to someone who's had a worse day and made it through.Roever, a Vietnam

  • Anchorage begins Combined Federal Campaign

    The city of Anchorage officially kicked off its Combined Federal Campaign Sept. 1, downtown, with support from Soldiers with the 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade."The Combined Federal Campaign is an incredible effort by federal employees to give back to their communities," said Jennifer Wukasch,

  • The river just knows: Healing waters flow for Arctic Warriors

    In the morning the waters of the Kenai River lapped gently against the bow of boats. The sky broke with sunlight as the fishermen prepared for the day.The fishing day for Alaska's section of project Healing Waters, an organization dedicated to inspir¬ing and helping veterans wounded physically or

  • Air Force officials urge OPSEC vigilance

    According to the FBI, fraudsters continue to hijack accounts on social networking sites and spread malicious software. One technique entices users to download an application or view a video that appears to be sent from users' "friends", giving the perception of being legitimate. Once the user