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

    Name: SrA Kevin A. Reynolds         Unit: 673d Communications Squadron      Job Description: Cyber Transport TechnicianTime in service:  2.5 years    Previous Assignments:  NoneAccomplishments: - Closed 175 Cyberspace Infrastructure Planning System (CIPS) work-orders in July, leading to a 73%

  • Gen. Wilsbach shines as leader, renders final salute to Alaska

    After serving as the senior military officer in Alaska for the past two years, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ken Wilsbach rendered his final salute to the men and women he lead.Wilsbach served as commander of Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force

  • Alaska Natives honor General Wilsbach with historic ceremony

    The Alaska Federation of Natives hosted a unique Native naming ceremony honoring U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ken Wilsbach for his service and involvement with the native community in Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 21, 2018.The ceremony thanked Wilsbach for his efforts in strengthening alliances and

  • ALCOM hosts Arctic Maritime Symposium

    More than 130 senior military leaders, intelligence analysts, interagency operators, and Arctic maritime subject matter experts discussed the strategic challenges associated with maritime operations and changing conditions in the Arctic, at the 2018 Arctic Maritime Symposium, hosted by Alaskan

  • Summer Concert kicks off Aug 31

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Summer Concert is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at Buckner Physical Fitness Center fields at JBER, Alaska, Aug. 31, 2018.Craig Morgan and Ken Peltier will take the stage for a free concert open to anybody with JBER access, said M.J. Motta, 673d Force Support

  • 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