• Light pillars: an optical illusion

    If you have driven around the base during hours of darkness, you may have noticed mysterious lights in the sky.The columns of light apparently beaming directly upwards are only visible during very cold weather."When I first saw them, I didn't know what they were," said Heather Mims, wife of Airman

  • Christmas Star

    For more than 50 years, the city of Anchorage has had the privilege of gazing upon the Christmas star every cold winter night.The star is lit the day after Thanksgiving every year in conjunction with Anchorage's City of Lights celebration and remains lit until the last musher of the Iditarod Sled

  • FSS rewards selfies

    In order to expose Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson personnel to Force Support Squadron services, as well as give back to the community, the 673d Force Support Squadron is hosting contest, during which they will give more away more than $1,600 in prizes."When we sell ads, the money earned goes to the

  • JBER first sergeants kick off Operation Warmheart

    The dental surgery she needed badly wasn't covered by TRICARE - and there was no way Sarah and her husband could scrape up the necessary cash. Desperate, her husband mentioned the problem to his first sergeant. By the end of the week, Sarah was home from surgery - thanks to emergency funds from

  • Winter weather keeps Airmen busy doing the math for aircraft safety

    Alaska's weather brings all kinds of perils to motorists. When the snow first came this year, road conditions put more than 80 cars in the ditches around Anchorage after just one day of snowfall.The risks are real - and even more so when they endanger military aircraft.That's why the Airfield

  • Birds of a feather 'mock-board' together

    The Arctic Warrior Airman's Advisory Council hosted a mock below-the-zone board Nov. 7 during their monthly meeting to educate new Airmen how boards work in the Air Force."This is what the Airman's Council is about, helping Airmen on base [because] our biggest focus is the younger Airmen," said

  • Ensuring mission readiness with a few good zzzs

    According to sleepfoundation.org, 60 percent of Americans between the ages of 13 and 64 say they experience a sleep problem every night or almost every night. But only about 50 to 70 million Americans are affected by sleep disorders.Just because people are tired or have a tough time falling or

  • JFAP Conference gives JBER community a voice

    For 32 years, the Army has provided people the opportunity to raise installation-wide issues to higher command. With joint basing, the program has been grandfathered to become what is now the Joint Family Action Plan. Five years later, the program continues to help bring issues to light with its

  • The weather outside is frightful

    This time of year, blizzard warnings, snow advisories, sleet, and winter storm warnings or heavy snow are not uncommon. While emergency kits and preparations can get you through, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has procedures for inclement weather.  These procedures are based on conditions of the