• Victim Advocates lend a helping hand

    During a feedback session, he was told to start looking for volunteer opportunities. Soon after, he received an email about a program asking for volunteers; he applied without knowing what he was getting into. Suddenly, the 20-year-old Airman found himself a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

  • First to fight

    The U.S. Army Alaska Combatives Tournament, sponsored by the Arctic Warrior Combatives Academy, finals are scheduled June 5 at the Buckner Physical Fitness Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.The tournament, during Military Appreciation Week, is a chance to demonstrate the warrior ethos and

  • Civil engineers aim to repair, upgrade as much as possible this summer

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is currently in the process of repairing and upgrading worn and outdated infrastructure.Due to weather trends in the Anchorage area, major construction is typically done during the short summer months. This leads to a great deal of pre-planning and coordination to get

  • Do you know where your finances are going?

    It's a sunny Friday afternoon and a service member just got paid. What is the first thing he is likely to do? Spend it or save it?For those who could use some assistance with this common decision point, a program on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson highlights reliable ways to manage and understand

  • JBER hosts military appreciation week

    Service members, families and Department of Defense civilian employees are honored for their services and sacrifices at the 2015 Military Appreciation Picnic on JBER Friday.The annual picnic takes place at both Cottonwood and Paxton Parks from 11 a.m. to 2 pm. They will feature food, static

  • USB devices, fitness bands have no place on network

    Did you know USB flash memory storage devices are not authorized for use on any Air Force information network?In November 2008, U.S. Strategic Command banned the use of USB flash memory storage devices on the AFIN.These devices include thumb drives, USB hard drives, PDAs, mobile phones, smart

  • Airman finds niche, family history in EOD career

    May 16, 1965 dawned a quiet Sunday morning in Bien Hoa, Vietnam. A skeleton crew prepared aircraft for weekend missions; jets for weekday missions were already loaded with fuel and ordnance. Like many Sunday mornings in forward-deployed environments, the tempo was slower than usual.As a B-57

  • JBER service members compete in ASYMCA Combat Fishing Tournament

    At 4 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20 the sun rose above the mountains as fire trucks lined the streets next to the fishing docks in Seward. Shuttle buses arrived carrying two loads of military troops.Some had recently returned from a deployment; others would soon be deploying. Their mission today: the

  • Big impact: 3rd MUNS Airmen train to build munitions

    'The United States Air Force, dropping warheads on foreheads since 1947.' Many have heard this phrase before, perhaps chuckled, and moved on.Those who hear it may attribute the glory to the brave men and women piloting fighter jets every day, but few think, 'Where do the bombs come from; and how