• JBER AWACS reunite with old friends

    It has been more than 40 years since the three squadrons making up the 551st Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing have been united. Since they parted ways from Otus Air Force Base, Mass., in 1969, the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, the 961st AACS from

  • Iditarod Dining Facility continues improvements

    Members of the Iditarod Dining Facility have been working diligently in an effort to continue improving the dining experience for their patrons.Those who haven't been to the Iditarod Dining Facility might be inclined to do so and take notice in the many changes the facility has made already and,

  • Combined Federal Campaign deadline is Nov. 12

    The deadline for giving to the Combined Federal Campaign at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is Nov. 12.The mission of CFC is to promote and support philanthropy through a program that is employee focused, cost efficient and effective in providing troops and federal employees the opportunity to

  • Alaska National Guardsman saves youth at Elmendorf Pool

    National Guardsmen are well known for their willingness to help others at any place or time. For one young boy at the Elmendorf Fitness Center, that willingness to help may have saved his life Sept. 29.Senior Airman Ferdie Villaflores, an Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 176th

  • JBER swimmers compete in fall meet

    The U.S. Army Alaska women's swim team's strong showing at the intramural sports season's second swim meet propelled them to first place for the event, despite not fielding a team for the spring meet earlier this year.The second meet was competed Oct. 21 at the Buckner Physical Fitness Center

  • Anchorage Museum brings Alaska to the world, the world to Alaska

    Located in the heart of downtown Anchorage, the Anchorage Museum has been offering art and history to Alaska residents and visitors since 1968.Sarah Henning, Anchorage Museum public relations manager, said the facility expanded its charter in 2008 with an added science dimension, when the museum

  • Reservist’s Kilimanjaro climb a mountain of a cause

    Most people dream of traveling the world, or conquering large obstacles. Maj. Lisa Reaver, a reservist with the 477th Fighter Group at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, was able to do both in a trip that took her halfway around the world to climb Tanzania's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro."A teammate