• Air Force trains MPs for base ops

    The 673d Security Forces Squadron spent five days of the last week with Army Military Police, identifying the differences in military services for those who will augment Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.Airmen and Soldiers went over the differences in rank structure, flight line driving, report

  • Geronimo Hustle: Paratroopers nab JBER football crown

    It was a battle of undefeated teams, but the paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), trumped the maintainers from the 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, 18-7, in the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson flag football championship, Sept. 30, at Buckner Physical Fitness

  • JBER: One team, one fight, ready for anything

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson met the milestone of Full Operational Capability, Friday, as mandated by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure law.FOC means JBER has merged installation management functions and assets to become the sole provider of support, services and a home to more than 40,000

  • Family of Warriors

    As I watched on during a recent POW-MIA ceremony here I was struck by the uniqueness of our joint base community. The blustery Friday afternoon was punctuated by the roar of Harleys as Vietnam vets arrived at the ceremony carrying the U.S flag. Wreath bearers were crisp and disciplined, clad in

  • Comedian takes time for free show with troops

    Alaska military members and their spouses had the opportunity to enjoy stand-up comedian Keith Alberstadt, as he performed at the Arctic Chill here, Monday. Alberstadt, who was performing a weeklong show in a local establishment, decided he would also perform a free show for the military prior to

  • 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