• Paying it forward

    When Gaebriel Diaz left Eagle River for Basic Military Training in San Antonio, Texas, his wife, Samantha, was left with two small children and instructions to obtain her military identification card. New to the military and unable to contact her husband to ask questions, she turned to social media

  • Force support squadron earns AFRC awards

    Air Force Reserve Command named the 477th Force Support Squadron's military personnel program best in the command and bestowed top honors to its operations officer Dec 6.For the second year in a row, the squadron's military personnel section earned the AFRC-level Gerrit D. Foster, Jr., Award, which

  • Negligent discharge: Don’t be that guy

    After registering a weapon on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, the responsibility of the gun owner is far from over. All owners have the responsibility to handle, transport and secure their weapon as safely as possible to ensure total control over when it discharges a round. Although many gun owners

  • Marijuana: state law does not trump federal law

    Federal law and the Uniform Code of Military Justice reminds service members and Department of Defense civilians stationed, visiting or during permanent change of station to the state of Colorado and Washington that the use of marijuana is still has a zero tolerance policy. "Whether you are wearing

  • AF and Army begin exchange program

    Gloved hands worked diligently as the food service staff prepared pizza, hamburgers, salads and other meal items to be served at the Iditarod dining facility. It may have appeared to be normal daily operations for the Air Force-run DFAC, if not for the different insignia on a couple of uniforms --

  • Downsized maintenance keeps cranking

    As winter came to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a clear layer of ice formed on the ground in multiple locations, commonly known as black ice. It covered the streets outside Fort Greely, Alaska in November as Company G, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne),

  • Military mission doesn’t stop for the holidays

    For many military members, the holidays are a welcomed opportunity to spend time with family and friends. Whether they choose to be with their immediate family or travel to wherever they call home, it's a nice way to decompress; make up for some of the time they spend away during the year and let

  • Community remembers firefighter

    On Dec. 17, base leaders, friends, family members and fellow firefighters celebrated the life of Air Force Staff Sgt. Tanner Volkers, 673d Civil Engineer Squadron, who was found dead near an Anchorage trailhead Dec. 10 after a multi-day search by fellow Airmen and the Anchorage Police Department.

  • Alaska NORAD Region earns ‘mission ready’ rating

    Members of the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region (ANR) received the highest readiness rating after performing a no-notice alert force evaluation called Amalgam Mute 14-01 here recently. The inspector general's team from NORAD's headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.,

  • Spartan paratroopers jump in arctic gear

    For the first time since returning from Afghanistan last year, U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division conducted an arctic airborne operation Dec. 12 from a C-130 aircraft onto JBER's Malemute Drop Zone.Paratroopers conducted a unique "tailgate" jump,