• Red Flag in the Last Frontier: it’s a bear fight

    Crossing paths with an aggressive mother black bear. Losing his footing and plummeting down the jagged terrain of a 3,500-foot mountain peak. He knows his adversaries, and he’s prepared to confront them.Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Pete Marshall, 47th Squadron RAF C-130J pilot, is in the Last

  • Spartans run for National Airborne Day

    Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, celebrated National Airborne Day with a brigade run here 16 Aug., 2018. More than three thousand paratroopers gathered into a formation surrounding the flagpole at Pershing Field in front of USARAK

  • Arctic Warrior Chiefs’ Group Choice Award winner of the Month – July 2018

    Name: SrA Vincent Wilson       Unit: 773d Civil Engineer Squadron      Job Description: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Journeyman Time in service:  3 years    Previous Assignments:  Lackland AFB, Basic Training and Sheppard AFB, Technical SchoolAccomplishments: SrA Wilson

  • 3rd OSS honors a storied past

    It’s been said that every successful air mission begins and ends on the flightline. That’s true for a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson unit with a long legacy.

  • Muldoon Gate to strengthen installation defense, close for 8 weeks

    The Muldoon Gate and Provider Drive, from the gate to the Shoppette intersection, are scheduled to close from Aug. 20 to Oct. 14. During the closure, Arctic Valley Gate (outbound only) will extend its hours from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Additionally, use of Post Road and Richardson Gates is encouraged

  • 'They're battling with me': NCO fights cancer

    (Editor’s note: This is a first in a series of articles on Tech. Sgt. Trepanier) A thin white coat of winter frost blanketed the Anchorage cityscape on Jan. 17, 2017. By 4:30 p.m., the deep purple haze which illuminated the Chugach mountains had all but faded. Outside a local barbershop, the

  • JBER cares for children's safety

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is home to 1,600 students from kindergarten through sixth grade. With five schools in session starting Aug. 20, residents should prepare for the changeover.

  • SECAF visits JBER

    Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson visits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 8 to 10, 2018.

  • 3rd Wing to transfer leadership from Niemi to Davis

    The 3rd Wing is scheduled to host a change-of-command ceremony at Hangar 1 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Aug. 6, 2018.U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Niemi will transfer command of the wing to U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Davis.