• Boniface Gate to close to inbound traffic until July 18

    The inbound lanes of Boniface Gate on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will be closed from June 1 until July 18, JBER officials said, as workers improve the pop-up barriers at the gate.The closure is not due to the recent increase in the force protection condition.The pop-up barriers, designed to

  • 3rd ASOS conducts joint 'jump week' with 1 Geronimo troops

    Two doors on the aircraft flew open with a bang and the wind pulled and tugged, trying to grab whatever or whoever it could.The jumpmaster yelled "Go! Go! Go!" as the Airmen and paratroopers fell like a hail of arrows.Kodiak Solstice jump week is hosted by the Air Force 3rd Air Support Operations

  • Hitting the mark: forward observer doesn't quit

    I am an American Soldier.I am a warrior and a member of a team.The Soldier's Creed is a commitment every Soldier makes. They memorize it, recite it regularly, and strive to embody it every day.Spc. Matt Miclean, a forward observer assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion,

  • 2d Engineer Brigade bids FAREWELL

    U.S. Army Alaska's 2d Engineer Brigade, recognized by the unique seahorse shoulder patch, inactivated for the third time since its constitution 73 years ago during a ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Pershing Field May 15.The Arctic Trailblazers have served in Alaska since September 2011

  • Rendering courtesy and honors to the FLAG

    Why did those Airmen stop on the way out of the gym? Why is traffic backing up? Is that a Soldier standing outside his vehicle? Customs and courtesies during the daily sounding of reveille and retreat differ slightly between the Air Force and Army on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.The music, played

  • Alaska Reservist reaches 1,000 F-22 flight hours

    Maj. Chad Newkirk, a Reserve F-22 pilot assigned to the 477th Fighter Group, is the eleventh pilot in Air Force history and fourth pilot in the 477th FG to reach 1,000 flight hours in the F-22 during a sortie here in April."I am thrilled and humbled to have made it to 1,000 hours in the Raptor" said

  • 673d Security Forces Squadron dedicates memorial to fallen

    The 673d Security Forces Squadron unveiled a bronze plaque commemorating Tech. Sgt. Jason Norton of Miami, Oklahoma, and Staff Sgt. Brian McElroy of San Antonio, May 11 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.Norton and McElroy were assigned to the 586th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron when