• Territorial Guard defense of Alaska recalls American Revolution

    Breed's Hill. June 17, 1775.  Peter Brown, a private in the colonial militia, clutched his muzzleloader close while he surveyed Boston Harbor for enemy activity. Having helped repel two waves of British soldiers, Brown was running critically low on ammunition and didn't think he would survive

  • Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue snowmachiner

    Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a 65-year-old man who was injured while snowmachining near the Tanana River, approximately 24 miles southwest of Fairbanks, March 8.Alaska State Troopers notified the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center around

  • Iditarod Champion visits Alaska F-22 Reserve Unit, JBER

    Two-time Iditarod champion, Dallas Seavey, visited with members of the Air Force Reserve's 477th Fighter Group as well as members of the 3rd Wing here March 4."I try to have a pretty high-tech fancy dog sled," Seavey said. "Carbon fiber stanchions, lightweight aluminum, we are cutting ounces and

  • Passenger terminal renovations mean new look, more features

    They like to move it, move it. You like to move it, move it.The mission of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Air Passenger Terminal is to move passengers and cargo across the Pacific; now, thanks to $2.8 million worth of renovations unveiled during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 13, they'll be

  • Chief's path to success fraught with difficulty

    If Chief Master Sgt. JJ Little's life was a poem, its meter would be flush with success - while its punctuation would be equally rife with failure.Little, the 3rd Wing command chief master sergeant, said if he has learned anything from his career, it is success comes to those who aren't afraid to

  • Deadhorse drop tests paratroopers' arctic skills

    Paratroopers with U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division performed the largest U.S. airborne mission north of the Arctic Circle in more than a decade Feb. 24 during Spartan Pegasus 15.The exercise demonstrated their unique ability to rapidly mass power

  • Volunteer work opens new doors for PFC

    "I didn't know I had been selected until I received a platoon-wide text message which read:Congratulations Private First Class Mehring, you've been selected to be the BOSS president; please be in your office at 0900.""I sat down and, at first, was very lost," said Spc. Natalie Mehring, of

  • Lives changed by Military Youth Academy

    "I came here to turn my life around," said Bernice Morgan. "I was just hanging around with a bad crowd. If I was still with that crowd, I'd probably end up in jail or become homeless - someone who doesn't really have a future. In honor of my family, I chose to come here.""I dropped out of high

  • GERONIMO PARATROOPERS IN JAPAN

    Soldiers from U.S. Army Alaska and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force completed Exercise North Wind 2015 here Feb. 21.To better understand the capabilities of the two countries' forces, the final week of bilateral training focused on conducting a relief in place, a platoon-level field training

  • JBER top chefs to compete at national event

    "This pork is so raw, it's still singing Hakuna Matata!"Thankfully, the type of colorful criticism on a popular TV cooking show was absent following a meal prepared by a team of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's top chefs Feb. 20. High praise took its place.The 10-person team of Soldiers and Airmen,