• Alaska National Guard biathlon team brings home honors

    With his rifle strapped to his back, Staff Sgt. Jamie Haines, 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, took off with speed and determination, knowing the rough terrain ahead would require physical and mental strength.Quickly, the elements began to wear down his body and increase his heart

  • NCO familiar with turning challenges into opportunities

    As a young boy, growing up in the rural, mountainous town of Temosachic, Mexico, he knew he enjoyed class work. But he never knew his academic talents would help propel him to a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, an American citizenship, and a position in the United States Army.Army Sgt.

  • Remembering Dr. M.L. King

    Members assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson observed Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the Talkeetna Theater, Jan. 22.King was a civil rights leader, humanitarian and pastor during the civil rights movement in the 1960s. He was known for helping gain equal rights for black Americans and

  • Anchorage Airport Police train at JBER shoot house

    Ten law enforcement officers from Ted Stevens International Airport conducted active shooter training at the modular armed tactical combat house, commonly referred to as the shoot house, on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Jan. 7 in an effort to hone tactical skills critical to first responders in

  • The Cold War legacy of the F-102A

    From 1956 to 1970, F-102A Delta Daggers were America's premier fighter interceptor, and the first serious air defense weapon in Alaska. An F-102 static display stands in Heritage Park at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as a reminder of its service here. Aircraft like F-35 Lightning IIs and F-22

  • Force management: Be educated, prepared

    Across the Air Force and here at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Airmen are trying to learn about their options and the implementation process of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2014 force management programs.Air Force Lt. Col. Rick Garcia, Air Force Personnel Center retirements and separations branch

  • CBRNE trains Airmen to suit up, save lives

    When Airmen join the Air Force, they swear an oath to defend the United States and its people. For many, this oath holds the weight of doing jobs which may cause harm to themselves in order to ensure the safety and well-being of American citizens.The men and women of the emergency management career

  • Rescue center lynchpin to saving lives

    It was a perfect sunny day the morning of Aug. 8, 2010. As a recreational bush pilot and avid golfer, Don Erbey's agenda called for a quick flight up to Knik Glacier with a handful of friends and then a tee time of 2 p.m. It was going to be a good day.A Navy veteran and current 773d Civil Engineer

  • JBER 673d CES firefighters conduct annual ice water rescue training

    The alarm bell clangs in the fire station: ice water rescue. Firefighters scramble to the truck and are out the door in less than 60 seconds. Conditions permitting, they can reach some of the remote lakes on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in seven to 10 minutes. In water at the freezing point, even