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Feb. 28, 2018
17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Soldiers fire machine guns at JBER

17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Soldiers fire machine guns at JBER
Feb. 27, 2018
Full-Time Financial Advisor, Part-Time Raptor Pilot

Being in a financial advisor’s office isn’t supposed to be an exciting experience. Why would it? Your financial advisor is supposed to be good with numbers, clean-cut and full of information about stocks, bonds, and options. An exciting financial advisor might make a volatile decision with your
Feb. 27, 2018
AF Fire Emergency Services looking to the future with ‘strategic plan’

Fire service professionals throughout the Air Force recently met and ensured the creation of the Air Force's Fire Emergency Services 5-year strategic plan. Center for Public Safety Excellence personnel facilitated and led a week-long stakeholder meeting and workshop in mid-February at Tyndall Air
Feb. 27, 2018
Eye injury trends visible in 4th quarter of 2017

During the last quarter of 2017, more than 15 known cases of the four most common and treatable eye injuries were documented at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Hospital.
Feb. 23, 2018
Multi-National Soldiers attend Cold Regions Military Collaborative Training Event in Alaska

U.S., Allied, and partner-nation Soldiers from nine countries participate in the Cold Regions Military Collaborative Training Event at Arctic Valley in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2018. The U.S. Army Alaska hosted event focused on strengthening relationships among allied and
Feb. 21, 2018
JBER infantryman becomes world’s second strongest man

All or nothing. It’s pain and stress management. There’s a constant little bird in the back of your mind chirping away that you might not make it. If you don’t make it, you just spent months of training and a bunch of money to watch your dream pass you by. U.S. Army 1st Lt. Max Pippa’s mind was
Feb. 20, 2018
Alaska National Guard’s Exercise Arctic Eagle 2018 conducts field training in Valdez

Approximately 250 Air and Army Guard members and personnel from other agencies will participate in Exercise Arctic Eagle 2018 during field training exercises in Valdez, Feb. 21 to Feb. 26.
Feb. 20, 2018
Stryker Soldiers prepare a knockout blow in Operation Punch Bowl

Soldiers assigned to Bayonet Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepare for gunnery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during Operation Punch Bowl. The Fort Wainwright based Soldiers' operation culminated
Feb. 20, 2018
673d CEG Prime BEEF day brings CBRN forefront

The 673d Civil Engineer Group conducted a monthly Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force training day Feb. 8, 2018 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
Feb. 15, 2018
JBER EOD Airmen conduct training in simulated chemical weapons contaminated environment

Airmen assigned to the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosives Ordinance Disposal Flight, conduct a live-fire demolitions exercise in Mission Oriented Protective Posture 4 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb.14, 2018. The Airmen were conducting EOD training in a simulated chemical