• When all else fails go to MARS

    With the steady progression of technology, it's possible to communicate from almost anywhere via the internet or by cell phone. Today's communications rely on underground cables, cellphone towers and orbiting satellites, but what happens when they fail?When all else breaks, the government uses the

  • Be safe with holiday cooking, candles this year

    Cooking fires continue to be the most common type of fires experienced by U.S. households. This is even more apparent during the holidays. There is an increased incidence of cooking fires on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day, and Christmas Day. Cooking fires are also the leading cause of civilian fire

  • JBER C-17 participates in Operation Damayan

    The loading ramp at the back of a C-17 Globemaster III began to lower. Behind it, 100 people stood in line looking worn, but with smiles on their faces. They slowly began to pile into the back of the aircraft saying "thank you" as they passed the loadmaster directing them to their seats. After the

  • Leader recognized for pulling man out of burning car

    Sgt. 1st Class John Kerns, the civil affairs noncommissioned officer in charge for the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, received the Soldier's Medal during a ceremony hosted Nov. 21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.The Soldier's Medal is awarded to individuals

  • Engineers’ deployment marked by fateful patrol

    An American infantry platoon was patrolling near a compound in southern Afghanistan, not far from Kandahar, long identified as a trouble spot. The Afghan National Army had taken many casualties in the vicinity, and U.S. Soldiers heard the enemy was defending a weapons cache. Whatever the reason

  • A little taste of home

    The beginning of December brought a surprise for troops living in barracks and dorms around Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in the form of a decorated bag adorning each doorknob.Inside were homemade cookies, baked by volunteers across base."It was awesome surprise to come home to the barracks and

  • JBER hosts annual Special Olympics bowling tournament

    JBER volunteers hosted the 9th Annual Special Olympics Bowling Tournament at the Polar Bowl on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Nov. 22 through 24. New competitors and returning athletes attended the base-sponsored event, which featured dozens of family and friends in attendance to cheer on the

  • Dicemen walk in each other’s shoes

    An F-22 Raptor squadron on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has implemented a program designed to help its pilots and maintainers better understand each other's mission. The 3rd Wing's 90th Fighter Squadron and 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit recently began an integration program allowing pilots to

  • Spartans take to the air again with unmanned aerial systems

    The paratroopers of the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, launched an unmanned aircraft system on Forward Operating Base Sparta for the first time since 2008 on Nov. 15. The Spartan Brigade was recently given Federal Aviation

  • Paratroopers rededicate new memorial

    The 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, hosted a rededication ceremony for the 1-501st Infantry memorial outside their headquarters on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Nov. 15.Members of the 1-501st Infantry removed the sidewalk that passed between the memorial rocks and