• The art of giving

    Originating in the ancient Chamorro culture, Chenchule is a system of social reciprocity where everyone gives out of the kindness of their heart while expecting nothing in return."I grew up in Guam, the village of Dededo, and it was great," said Tech. Sgt. Daniel Dela Cruz, 703rd Aircraft

  • JBER hosts Retiree Appreciation event

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Retirement Services hosted the 30th annual Retiree Appreciation Day on JBER, Alaska, May 21, 2016.Multiple organizations attended, showcasing the various services available to retirees on the installation as well as who is supporting them out in the community, said

  • JBER rugby team continues legacy

    Out past the baseball field behind Buckner Physical Fitness Center, just a few yards shy of the soccer goal posts, a group of service members met for their biweekly rugby practice.Some wore polo shirts - as rugby fashion dictates. Dirt and grass stains accented their attire. Mud - a mixture of dirt

  • Eye in the sky ensures final Red Flag mission success

    The 962nd Airborne Air Control squadron wrapped up Red Flag-Alaska 16-1 May on 12, coordinating the exercise's last air-to-air, defensive counter-air mission.At the heart of the mission was the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System."We were doing a defensive counter-air scenario," said Air

  • JBER 'port dawgs' host annual memorial 5K

    Air Transportation Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson participated in an annual Port Dawg Memorial 5K run, May 20, 2016.The 5K was hosted to celebrate National Defense Transportation Day and to honor fallen Port Dawgs, said Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Siebrass, 732nd Air Mobility Squadron

  • Making a difference, worlds away.

    Many women grow up watching princess movies and dream about meeting their own Prince Charming who will smile at them with a jawline of steel, sweep them off their feet onto shoulders that would make a draft horse jealous, and take them into a wonderful fantasy full of fluffy dresses and perfectly

  • 673d SFS hosts National Police Week competition, memorial

    The 673d Security Forces Squadron hosted an observance for National Police Week May 19 at Camp Mad Bull."We are doing multiple events; the first one being a competition we offered to the entire base and our civilian partners off base," said Air Force Master Sgt. Jesse Guerra, noncommissioned officer

  • Silencing the Arctic Mammoth

    For half a century, the "Elephant Cage" has cast a shadow over the Alaska landscape, silently collecting and finding the direction of communications signals, guarding against adversary threats and intentions. The intelligence collected informed our nation's and allied decision makers, from

  • 3rd Wing welcomes Niemi as new commander

    Air Force Col. Christopher Niemi became the 3rd Wing commander in a change-of-command ceremony May 20 at Hangar 1 on JBER.Niemi previously served as the 33d Operations Group commander, 33d Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.Niemi replaces Air Force Col. Charles Corcoran, who has been the

  • Shoot, move and dominate: Alaska Army Guardsmen hone movement techniques

    When Liverpool, England, native Spc. Innocent Bennett talks, he doesn't sound like fellow Liverpudlian Ringo Starr, or any of the Beatles for that matter. His British Commonwealth accent is linguistically seasoned by years abroad in Europe, Africa and finally the United States where he serves with