• Honoring the resilient: celebrating the Month of the Military Child

    Resilient, adaptable, and strong – these words describe the children growing up in military families. Every April, the Department of Defense celebrates the Month of the Military Child, recognizing the unique challenges and sacrifices these children face while honoring their contribution to the armed

  • Elite Airmen fight for spot on Quick Response Force at JBER

    Service members pushed their limits at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, last week as they competed for a spot on the installation’s Quick Response Force. Designed to determine and evaluate potential team members, the grueling QRF selection process tests candidates’ endurance, tactical and

  • And the winner is...

    For years, military youth centers such as Kennecott and Two Rivers on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson partner with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America have been recognizing youth members who embody skills such as leadership, service, academic excellence and live an overall healthy lifestyle through

  • Remembering Staff Sgt. James L. Bondsteel: A Vietnam War Hero

    On May 24, 1969, near the village of Long Sau, A Lonc Province in Vietnam, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James Leroy Bondsteel, a platoon sergeant assigned to Company A, 2d Battalion, 2d Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, assembled the Soldiers of his platoon into effective combat teams. Company A had been

  • Staff Sgt. Tim Bowles Memorial

    Service members and civilians cut ribbon for new road sign in memory of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tim Bowles at the annual Staff Sgt.Timothy Bowles Memorial event on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 14, 2025. The 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron has hosted this ceremony every year

  • From skies to stars: U.S. Air Force major successfully liftoff

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers, NASA astronaut, successfully completed her next mission: space.NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station launched on March 14, 2025, at 7:03 p.m. EDT, aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carried by a Falcon 9 rocket, from the agency’s

  • Not your average welcome home: Air Force officer saves a life at the airport

    After a long flight from London to the Last Frontier, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeremy Strohmayer, anesthesia flight commander for the 673d Medical Group at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, patiently awaited his luggage at the baggage claim in the Ted Stevens International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska.