• 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

  • 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