• Spartans show they have what it takes for Marine test

    Arctic warriors were given an opportunity to experience Marine combat training while participating in Exercise Ulchi-Freedom Guardian 2014, an annual joint/combined command post exercise designed to enhance the Republic of Korea's defensive capabilities in the face of an aggressor

  • JBER Airman recalls battle

    It was 4:19 a.m. July 17 when the first rocket-propelled grenades came into Forward Operating Base Oqab.Air Force Capt. Adam Phillips, commander of the 43 Airmen of the defense forces at the FOB, was asleep - as were many of the defenders not on shift, given the hour. Those standing guard in the

  • 3rd MUNS softball team edges past 3rd AMXS

    Airmen of the 3rd Munitions Squadron softball team defeated the squad from 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Aug. 21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Buckner Field, despite emerging from the tournament loser's bracket to face the post season's theretofore undefeated 3rd AMXS. At the beginning of

  • ALCOM gets Alaska Renewable Energy tour

    Hot springs that generate geothermal energy, pellets to replace wood in fireplaces and turning garbage into an energy source were all things members of Alaskan Command learned when they visited the 9th Annual Alaska Renewable Energy Fair and the Alaska Center for Energy and Power in Fairbanks

  • After long gap, JBER once again has a Jewish chaplain

    He wanted to be an astronaut.Armed with an undergraduate degree in astrophysics, he was commissioned into the Air Force, ready to achieve his dream.Instead, he was made a missileer and chose to be stationed at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Now, he's a Jewish chaplain.Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Michael

  • Drivers, parents, children should use extra caution

    The beginning of a new school year can be a very exciting time for children, parents and communities in general. It can be a fresh start or the next step in a long journey. And, obviously, it means high school football season is here.With all the excitement also comes a renewed responsibility to

  • Red Flag-Alaska keeps training relevant to flyers, maintainers

    Although the way wars are fought has changed dramatically over the years, and fighter aircraft are not always used as much as they once were, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh has stressed that training opportunities such as Red Flag-Alaska will be integral to the development of the force

  • Legislators from a dozen states take tour of JBER

    A cross-section of state legislators from more than a dozen states across the U.S. visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Monday as part of the Council of State Governments of the West.Air Force Col. Brian Bruckbauer, 673d Air Base Wing and JBER commander, briefed the group of approximately 50