• JBER to conduct active-shooter drill

    While carrying privately owned firearms on a federal installation is illegal, shootings still occur. From the notorious 1995 attack by William Kreutzer Jr. at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to the Jan. 6 attack at the El Paso Veterans Affairs hospital at Fort Bliss, Texas, shooting incidents can and do

  • Airman finds fulfillment in weapons instruction

    Senior Airman Jamarcus Perry's average work day "at the office" includes teaching classrooms full of people about marksmanship, handling and issuing various weapons, and running a firing range at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.A first-term Airman with six years of service, serving as a Combat Arms

  • Finding time to run

    A lifelong runner, Air Force Capt. Allison Easterly, 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron Delta flight commander, has participated in several marathons and half-marathons since her first full marathon in 2006.In 2012, when she was 12 weeks pregnant, she participated in a half-marathon, and then ran

  • Remembering the dream

    Ignorance is a blindfold on the mind, but keeping an open mind allows love to overflow. In the past, prejudices, like segregation, cut society to the point of bloodshed and discrimination led to martyrs and more hateful feelings.Martin Luther King Jr. understood that and shared it with the

  • JBER executive officer is more than a survivor

    Marathon runners call it "hitting the wall." It usually happens around mile 20, when a runner's body runs out of energy, starving muscles of the fuel they need to carry the distance.Air Force Capt. Caitlin Oviatt, 673d Air Base Wing executive officer, said she hit a wall of sorts Jan. 3 during the

  • Spartan paratrooper completes Airman Leadership School

    The Airman Leadership School on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson graduated a class as normal Dec. 18, but this class had some graduating members who were out of the ordinary.In addition to the normal class of Airmen who lined up for handshakes, salutes and graduation certificates, there were a few

  • Area Defense Counsel provides legal advocacy for Airmen

    There are many terms Airmen don't like to hear - such as "counseling", "reprimand" or "Article 15." These are some of the administrative actions undertaken when Airmen commit crimes like driving under the influence of alcohol, abusing drugs or committing a sexual assault. These are just a few

  • BRO, DO YOU EVEN LIFT?

    "Light weight, baby!"Channeling eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman, Army 1st Sgt. Orlando Horton, 23rd Sapper Company, lowered himself onto the bench press station and grasped a barbell loaded with 450 pounds.Physically, he knew was strong enough. The real battle was about to happen in his

  • ‘Girls’ Night Out’ offers fun, education on women’s health

    The 673d Medical Group will host the third annual 'Girls' Night Out'- an evening of fun and education on women's health - at the Arctic Warrior Events Center from 5 to 8:30 p.m., Jan. 27.The 673d Medical Group started the event in 2012 due to an alarming increase in cervical cancer in females

  • TSP and retirement planning: it’s never too late to start

    The start of a new year is a good reminder to keep tabs on saving for retirement; it's never too late to start.The military provides the Thrift Savings Plan to help. This option should not be overlooked because never having to work again is real retirement.The Thrift Savings Plan is a retirement