• Watching for road changes as the weather changes on JBER

    There is no telling when Mother Nature will blanket Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska with snowfall, but when it happens, members should be aware of base procedures for inclement weather. Base officials have three options when weather makes driving conditions hazardous for JBER

  • USAF, IAF complete historic joint training at JBER

    Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and the Indian Air Force achieved a historic milestone after completing a joint air transportability training sortie Tuesday.Three Indian Air Force Airmen rode along on a C-17 Globemaster III crewed by the 517th Airlift Squadron as part of a tactics,

  • Spartan paratroopers help host JROTC Raider Cup

    Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets chosen from the best athletes from Anchorage's eight JROTC programs competed in the 2014 Raiders Cup Competition Sept. 5 and 6.The competition, at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, was designed to determine which high school had the most

  • Airport lounge offers service personnel a place to relax

    Long layovers between flights can be tiresome, but as service members pass through the Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, they can seek refuge in the Atwood Military Lounge.Whether it's for just a moment or a few hours, the Atwood Lounge, operated by the Armed Services YMCA of

  • Soldier has a lifelong passion for motocross

    Crowds cheering, event announcers commenting, dirt and rocks flying as tires spin, high-speed sharp turns - these can make a huge impact on a seven-year-old. For Sgt. Jeremy Hazard, 84th Engineer Support Company (Airborne) wheeled vehicle mechanic, it ignited a passion nothing else ever did.

  • Historical aircraft undergoes refurbishing

    As the sun rises over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, it illuminates the many historical aircraft that call Heritage Park home. The aircraft have seen better days. Years of corrosion and exposure to the climate of the "Last Frontier" have taken their toll. However, one of these planes has

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • SMA talks professionalism, commitment with Alaska Soldiers

    Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III visited the Last Frontier Aug. 25 to 28 to thank Soldiers, Army civilians and families of U.S. Army Alaska for their service and commitment, and to hear them voice concerns he will bring back to senior Army leadership. Chandler traveled first to Joint

  • Spartan MPs inactivate after more than 70 years of continuous service

    The 793d Military Police Battalion had already amassed quite a history before the unit transferred from Germany to Alaska in 2010. By the time the unit was inactivated last week, Alaska-based Soldiers had added yet another combat deployment to a lineage that reaches back to the most decisive

  • 1 Geronimo paratroopers train with Bangladesh Army

    Paratroopers with the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, were introduced to jungle warfare training as they took part in "Aurora Monsoon," the first platoon-level bilateral exchange between Soldiers of the