• Weapons Airmen prep jets for combat

    Weapons Airmen flew to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to support 15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron for this year’s iteration of Cope North. The exercise includes a total of 22 flying units comprised of members from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, U.S. Navy, Air

  • PACAF, U.S. Navy Conduct Joint Interoperability Training

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- A four-member team from the 613th Air Operations Center here, joined the crew of the USS Carl Vinson as it was underway transiting the U.S. Pacific Command’s area of responsibility.The team, led by Col. Doug Rice, 613th AOC Chief of Combat Plans Division,

  • ASYMCA hosts 40th Annual Salute to the Military

    The ASYMCA hosted the 40th Annual Salute to the Military at the Dena'ina Center, Anchorage, Alaska. Since the Navy League’s conception of the ASYMCA in 1977, the program has annually honored all branches of service and has become the longest-running annual event hosted by a non-profit organization.

  • Frigid Brass play and teach at Orion

    The 9th Army Band group ‘Frigid Brass’ performed for the children of Orion Elementary School at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 21, 2017. ‘Frigid Brass’ performed many different genres of music and taught the children the first steps in playing each instrument to spark an interest in

  • Iron Dog races though JBER

    Snowmobile racers high-five military families while riding through trails at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during the Iron Dog race Feb. 18, 2017. Iron dog is a long-distance snowmobile race that covers over 2000 miles in Alaska. The trail stretches from Big Lake to Nome, and finishes in

  • Fur Rondy comes to town

    Since 1935, the Fur Rendezvous winter festival has been a significant part of Anchorage’s history. This year the festival takes place Feb. 24 to March 5, in downtown Anchorage.

  • Joint arctic spill response training brings agencies together

    Oil spills can often result in both immediate and long-term environmental damage. During the week of Feb. 13 to 17, members of the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron, U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage, U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection

  • JBER Library opens a quiet study room

    With a pair of over-sized novelty scissors in hand, the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson commander and the JBER library director cut the ribbon at the new quiet study room at the JBER Library Feb, 9, 2017.