• Families mark 20 years since tragic loss of AWACS crew

    Friday, Sept. 22, 1995 started out peaceful enough. Overcast skies were giving way to the heat of the sun, taking with them the last testimony of rain from the night before. Scattered clouds ranged from 5,000 to 20,000 feet, and visibility was 15 miles.For Elmendorf Air Force Base flightline

  • National Preparedness Month: Volcano edition

    Suddenly, an explosion shudders the ground and spews black arrows of soot, covering the surrounding area in a layer of ash, suffocating life all around.Alaska is home to approximately 130 volcanoes and volcanic fields; more than 50 have been active since 1760. Twenty-seven of those volcanoes have

  • AFE Airmen provide lifesaving equipment on every JBER flight

    In 1995, Air Force Capt. Scott O'Grady was shot down over Bosnia. He survived a week until his rescue with only a 29-pound survival bag of gear, rations and most importantly, a radio.A routine mission or an emergency night flight can have the same consequences. Human error and technical difficulties

  • Remembering our fallen firefighters

    Parents wake with a start at the sound of their smoke alarm screaming. Their bedroom is as black as night, and their senses are flooded with the thick, gagging smell of smoke. They make their way to the door and are able to feel the heat through it. Not a good sign.Concerned for their children, the

  • Aerospace ground equipment Airmen get base-specific

    Senior Airman Jordan Behounek, a 3rd Maintenance Squadron aircrew ground equipment technician, started up the A/M32A-60B Generator Set, but instead of hearing the building whine of a turbine engine winding up to full power, a tongue of flame shot  into the wintry air. People in the vicinity took off

  • USARAK Soldier expands Chilean partnership

    Sgt. 1st Class Ken Miller said he is always eager to learn. Recently, his eagerness to learn and become a better Soldier took him more than 8,000 miles away from home.Currently stationed at the Northern Warfare Training Center, Miller traveled to Rio Blanco, Portillo, Lose Andes and Santiago, Chile