• Logistics Airman is top officer, earns Bronze Star

    Air Force Capt. Dayton Blume sat in a helicopter as it approached a forward operating base at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan. The helicopter was filled with several Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), which Blume was assigned to in a Joint

  • Artillerymen leverage home training to master JRTC

    Paratroopers of Spartan Steel completed a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center here April 26.Artillerymen of 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, trained at home station to prepare for the training

  • Engineers jump north of Arctic Circle

    The midnight sun turned the sky pink as 12 paratroopers from 84th Engineer Support Company, 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), 2d Engineer Brigade, jumped out of a C-17 Globemaster III to land north of the Arctic Circle during multi-component joint Arctic mobility exercise Arctic

  • Alaska Air Force Reserve unit flies milestone sortie

    F-22 pilots from the 477th Fighter Group, Alaska's only Air Force Reserve unit, made history during the Unit Training Assembly weekend May 3. With a combined total of 4000 flight hours, Col. David Piffarerio, Majs. Jonathan Gration, Ryan Pelkola and Chad Newkirk flew the most experienced four-ship

  • JBER-Elmendorf Fitness Center hosts annual Pet Fun Run

    Military members and their families participated in the Pet Fun Run on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 3, 2014. The Pet Fun Run is an opportunity for military members and their families to run a 5-kilometer race with their pets. More than 25 military members and their families participated in

  • Civil engineers repaint road lines, patch potholes

    Roads become icy and slick during the winter months. Snow plows tear up painted road lines and asphalt making possible hazards for spring drivers. The 773d Civil Engineer Squadron paint shop and pavements and potholes team ensures the roads are safer for drivers by repainting lines on the roads and

  • JBER’s Consolidated Library hosts the annual Princess and Pirates Ball

    Military members and their families participated in the fifth annual Princess and Pirates Ball at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Consolidated Library, May 2.The library hosted the event, which included many different hands-on activities for children and their parents. More than 300 military

  • Victim advocates help survivors live again

    A phone rang; the sound echoed throughout the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator office. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carly Smith picked up the receiver. "JBER SARC hotline," she answered with a smile, not knowing what she'd hear on the other end of the line.More often than not, callers simply have