• Joint base rapidly becoming reality for Elmendorf, Richardson

    Years of hard work and planning are beginning to pay big dividends for teams of workers making Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson a reality. With functional working groups for every major moving part of the process and a 29-member "Enterprise" team detailed to work joint basing issues, the new

  • Why You Are Here

    "Why are you here?" bellowed the Military Training Instructor to one of the "rainbows" standing in the rag-tag formation in the parking lot outside the 3309th Basic Training Military Unit. The young man answered "I needed a job, sir!" The MTI quickly darted to another individual and hollered the

  • Eggstravaganza 2009

    What do you get when you mix 15,000 eggs with an abundance amount of kids? One huge chaotic Easter egg hunt. On April 11 children were everywhere for this year's Eggstravaganza here at Hangar 5. Inside, thousands of eggs were scattered about everywhere in the opened space about the size a football

  • Moving Beyond the F-22

    Originally printed in the Washington Post, 13 April 09 additionThe debate over whether to continue production of the F-22 Raptor has been one of the most politically charged and controversial budget issues in recent memory, spawning lobbying efforts that include contractor-sponsored newspaper ads

  • A Fed Bear is a Dead Bear

    It's that time of year again when the bears, both brown and black, are waking up and scrounging for food after a long winter's hibernation. Being the one who provides food to the bear, whether intentional, or unintentional, like not securing trash or putting away bird feeders, could cost $325 in

  • Sen. Begich Plans Trip to Afghanistan, Pakistan

    As part of his responsibilities to Alaska's troops and service on the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today said that he soon will visit Afghanistan, Pakistan and Qatar for briefings by military commanders, local officials and to meet with Alaska troops deployed in the

  • Swallow Nests:A Challenge for Facility Managers

    We are on the verge of spring, and with spring come the swarms of migrant birds to Alaska. Among the 200 plus returning bird species are swallows. Swallows are small "song birds" that are very agile flyers enabling them to catch insects in flight. While touted by Alaskans as mosquito eaters, they

  • STD Awareness Month

    April is Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month. STDs are a major public health issue in the United States and the military. Left untreated, they can lead to long-term health  effects such as Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in women, a condition that can lead to infertility. many people are

  • POTHOLE SEASON

    Alaska has had extreme temperature changes which lead to the "infamous pothole". Potholes are the biproduct of moisture freezing in pavement cracks and sub base. Roads and parking lots around base are most susceptible to these conditions in spring because of freeze thaw cycles. For base street and

  • Post road gate closure due to construction

    From Apr 27-May 25, Post Road Gate and Post Road will be closed to POV traffic for crash beam installation and road construction, with limited construction and commercial vehicle access: **Apr 27-May 10: No off base civilian access to Golf course. **May 11-May25: Golf Course access through civilian