• 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

  • Acting Secretary of the Air Force visits JBER

    The Air Force's highest ranking civilian visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Nov. 27 to see JBER's Total Force Alert mission first hand.Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning toured JBER to learn about the various units that contribute to the base's ability to respond at a moment's

  • Spartans host “Paratrooper Experience"

    South-central Alaska community leaders joined forces with paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division for a day of arctic airborne activities Nov. 13 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.The group of more than 20 Alaska leaders spanned many professions