• Behind the scenes with Transient Alert

    Thick fog settled over Eielson Air Force Base, completely covering the flight line and hindering F-16 Fighting Falcons from landing, diverting the fighters to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. JBER Base Operations learned of the incoming aircraft and notified Novell Howard, 3rd Maintenance Squadron

  • Exercise Polar Force tests capabilities of JBER Airmen

    Air Force personnel and DoD civilians assigned to 673d Air Base Wing and 3rd participated in Exercise Polar Force 14-2, an operational readiness exercise, Feb. 4 through 12, designed to test Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's short-notice deployment capabilities.The week-long ORE validated and

  • Royal Thai Armed Forces members visit with Spartans

    Service members from the Royal Thai Armed Forces arrived at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Feb. 4 as part of the beginning stages of Exercise Cobra Gold 2014.Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, were there to greet their Pacific

  • Spartans hone Arctic warrior skills during winter training

    Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, along with various units and enablers from across Alaska worked together to demonstrate their unique ability to carry out combat, as well as safety and security operations while in an arctic environment during

  • AF announces 'pro-gear' policy change

    Air Force officials recently announced changes to the Department of Defense's policy on transporting member's professional books, papers and equipment, or PBP&E, shipped in household goods during permanent change of station moves. Known as "pro-gear," the new PBP&E policy will impact orders issued

  • Coast Guard Sector Anchorage moves to JBER

    Coast Guardsmen of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage made their presence known at the outset of the Jan. 31 ceremony marking their arrival and inclusion at the Alaska Army National Guard Armory.Attending Soldiers and Airmen knew they were welcoming a new service to the base when Cmdr. Shane Montoya,

  • In times of fiscal constraint, maintenance work orders face scrutiny

    A stuck door lock to an office, a broken floor tile people keep tripping over and a minor leak in a drinking fountain drain. The budget won't support all work requests. Which will be fixed now, and which might have to wait? That's what work order prioritization is for, and why the Air Force's new

  • Teach your teen to stand up to dating violence

    Mr. Gavin, the history teacher, stands in the hall, watching the students rifling through their lockers or hurrying to class.Tom's girlfriend, Mary, grabs Tom's smartphone out of his hand."Hey, give that back," he argues. The teacher observes silently as Mary studies the phone, scrolling through