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Need more OCOLA? A 30-minute survey could make it happen
November 20, 2018 — From a single cart of groceries that can cost more than $500, to higher gas prices, living in the Last Frontier can quickly burn a hole in your wallet. Uniformed service members in Alaska have the opportunity to influence their Overseas Cost of Living Allowance and keep more of their hard-earned dollars. ... MORE

USMC Reserve Unit nearly doubles Alaskan villages reached in 24th Toys for Tots mission
November 20, 2018 — U.S. Marines assigned to Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, are gearing up this holiday season to deliver toys to children living in more than 70 remote villages of Alaska during the 2018 Toys for Tots campaign.... MORE

Air Force proves mettle at first inter-service Alpha Warrior battle
November 20, 2018 — SELMA, Texas – A team of six Air Force men and women bested the Army and Navy to capture the first-ever Inter-Service Alpha Warrior Final Battle held at Retama Park on the outskirts of San Antonio Nov. 17. Capt. Mark Bishop of Air Mobility Command, Capt. Noah Palicia of Pacific Air Forces, Capt. Jennifer Wendland of the U.S. Air Force Academy, 1st... MORE

Airmen “Prove It” at Alpha Warrior final battle
November 16, 2018 — SELMA, Texas –Airmen from across the world competed in the second annual Alpha Warrior Final Battle, Friday, Nov. 16 at the Alpha Warrior Proving Grounds, Retama Park, Selma, Texas. “Alpha Warrior brings a new way of getting fit, building teamwork and becoming the warfighters we need to be for future threats and future environments,” said Maj.... MORE

Rocks, paper, scissors: FOD
November 9, 2018 — Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has several programs in place to ensure foreign objects debris are something in people’s heads and not in the engines. ... MORE

Spill the beans: Annual exercise readies JBER
November 9, 2018 — Members with the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in the annual Fall Spill Drill on Oct. 30, 2018, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. ... MORE

JBER recipe for food-service success, ‘Joint Culinary Institute’
November 7, 2018 — Since the beginning of September, Airmen with the 673d Force Support Squadron and food-service Soldiers from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, now have the opportunity to gain and build on additional skills through a program called the Joint Culinary Institute operated at the Gold Rush Inn.... MORE

JBER BASH program soars
November 7, 2018 — On Sept. 22, 1995, an E-3B Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System, call sign Yukla 27, crashed, killing all on board. ... MORE

JBER, UAA combine efforts to help students
November 6, 2018 — A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the grand opening of the academic tutoring room at the Education Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 2, 2018.... MORE

Air Force announces return of units to Tyndall AFB
November 2, 2018 — The Air Force announced the return of several key Tyndall Air Force Base missions, as the base begins its long-term recovery following Hurricane Michael.... MORE