• Community comes together helping Wounded Warrior

    The Anchorage community bonded together to help a wounded warrior from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Aug. 12.Sgt. 1st Class David Waite, Warrior Transition Battalion, platoon sergeant cut the ribbon for his newly refurbished home after a makeover by Operation Opening Doors, Aug 12. This is the

  • Reserve pilot pulls double duty during Red Flag

    Any pilot flying sorties during Red Flag-Alaska can expect long days filled with mission planning, and pre and post flight briefings.Maj. Chad Feucht, 302nd Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptor pilot, is fulfilling his Reserve flying commitment during the realistic 10-day air combat training exercise, but

  • Anchorage, military community pay respects to late senator

    The Anchorage and military communities, along with many political dignitaries, came to pay their respects to former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens at a funeral service Aug. 18, at the Anchorage Baptist Temple.Hundreds of people poured into the auditorium to say their goodbyes.Sen. Stevens was killed in a

  • 477th Fighter Group takes flight

    The 477th Fighter Group men and women, Arctic Reservists, showed they were ready to take flight as a relatively new unit during their annual picnic Aug. 15, by releasing an American Bald Eagle back into the wild. The release is symbolic of the unit's growth since it's stand-up in 2007, said Col.

  • EMEDS training a first at JBER

    Eighty-one Airmen from around the Pacific Air Forces participated in the first Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Expeditionary Medical Support Training from Aug. 9-13.The five-day course is typically held at Brooks City Base in San Antonio. The course is a mandatory pre-deployment requirement, where

  • NORAD, Russian Air Force make history in combined efforts

    History was made this past week when U.S. and Canadian forces teamed up with Russian forces for a first-ever cooperative air defense exercise across an international boundary.The Russian Federation Air Force, the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Alaskan NORAD Region conducted the

  • 3rd CMS at it again: Best in DoD

    After being awarded the best field-level maintenance award in the small category only a few months ago at Air Force level, the 3rd Component Maintenance Squadron is at it again, now named the best in the Department of Defense, topping all other military branches. "I am very proud of all the hard

  • Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, 673d Air Base Wing unfurls flag

    Air Force Col. Robert D. Evans officially assumed command of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's 673d Air Base Wing at Hangar 5, July 30. The 673d ABW combines part of the Elmendorf Air Force Base's 3rd Wing with the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Richardson to take over installation management functions of

  • Reservist represents PACAF during Air Force Marathon

    A Reservist assigned to the 477th Fighter Group was selected along with three others to represent Pacific Air Forces during the Air Force Marathon September 18. "I was pretty excited to be selected," said Staff Sgt. Jose Garza, 477th Maintenance Squadron low observable technician. "But I would have