• Transportation Motor Pool and Vehicle Operations merge

    As Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson focuses its mission on consolidating and spending less, merging similar units is inevitable. The Army's Transportation Motor Pool and the Air Force's Vehicle Operations were among the units merged.It came as a pleasant surprise to Air Force Master Sgt. Michael

  • Family Fun and Fitness Fair draws crowds

    More than 2,000 military and family members came together for the third annual Family Fun and Fitness Information Fair and Easter Eggstravaganza Saturday at the Buckner Physical Fitness Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Base volunteers scattered more than 30,000 Easter eggs containing candy

  • Asking for help is not crazy

    The men and women of the 673d Medical Group Mental Health Clinic are reaching out to JBER to debunk the negative myths associated with asking for help, while trying to educate service members on programs available to stay resilient."There is a myth that seeking help is a sign of weakness," said

  • Load crews compete for honors

    Air Force Staff Sgt. Jarrett Hayman, 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team crew chief, raced around an F-22 Raptor, performing final checks on a Guided Bomb Unit-32 on the flightline at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 18, 2014. His team, Senior Airman Stephan Doherty and

  • USARAK welcomes new top NCO: Gardner returns to Alaska

    Command Sgt. Maj. Bernie Knight relinquished responsibility for U.S. Army Alaska to Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Gardner in a change of responsibility ceremony April 11. Service members, civilians and family members traveled from around Anchorage and as far as Fairbanks to witness the transition of

  • Jumpmaster ensures safe airborne operations

    Army 1st Lt. Robert Tester watched through a window in a C-17 Globemaster III as it took off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson loaded with Soldiers. As they gained altitude and went to the target location, he gave commands and heard the Soldiers repeat the words back as they complied. The

  • Brain injury can be treated effectively at JBER clinic

    'Traumatic brain injury' has become a buzzword in the military with the Department of Defense deeming it the "signature injury of the war on terror."According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a traumatic brain injury occurs when there is a bump, blow or jolt to the head, or a

  • VCO’s keep ‘em moving

    Keeping up with maintenance of a privately owned vehicle can be time consuming and tedious. Most people are usually only concerned with a one or two cars, perhaps three, but the 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Management Analysis maintains more than 1,900 vehicles assigned to Joint Base