• Innovation advances F-22 as strategic force in the Pacific

    The newest strategy in fighter employment will enable combat-ready F-22's to rapidly refuel, rearm, and redeploy. The new concept was demonstrated here during joint exercises in August.The usual method of deploying fighters is structured around large footprint packages to a select few operating

  • Lapse in appropriations update

    -Arctic Warriors,Based on guidance received this past weekend from HQ PACAF, derived from direction issued by Secretary of Defense Hagel on 5 Oct 13, we are welcoming our civilian teammates back to work this week. As a result, virtually all offices closed during the furlough period have re-opened.As

  • Augmentees train for snow removal

    The 773rd Civil Engineer Squadron augmentees began training on snow removal equipment here Sept. 28. "Snow school" is an annual three-week training event hosted by the 773rd Civil Engineering Squadron heavy equipment shop. The shop teaches snow removal augmentees how to operate heavy equipment used

  • 773rd Civil Engineers tear down symbol of separation

    One of the last remaining vestiges of formerly divided bases disappeared into rubble on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 28.The shack was an entry point for transitioning between Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson before the bases combined in 2010. Joint basing happens when two

  • Shoot, move, communicate: AKARNG hosts Best Warrior competition

    Gunshots ring in the air. The smell of gun powder and smoke is present everywhere. Splashing water and hurried voices amplify the sounds of controlled chaos which could easily be mistaken for a war zone. However, looking into the faces of the Soldiers who lined the field shows the fatigue,

  • World War II veteran awarded medals 68 years after heroics

    Arthur W. Owens, a veteran of World War II, was awarded a Silver Star, a Purple Heart, and five other medals during a ceremony at the National Guard armory, Camp Denali, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 19.Though Owens was authorized the medals 68 years ago, he was never presented with the

  • USARAK Soldiers vie for rare EFMB

    It took six grueling days for 133 medics from across U.S. Army Alaska, the 25th Infantry Division and both the California and Alaska National Guard to dwindle down to five candidates who earned the coveted Expert Field Medical Badge at the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry

  • Commander issues cold-weather uniform guidance

    The winter season has officially begun at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, and Airmen have newly released uniform guidance authorizing and identifying proper wear of cold weather and safety items. Air Force Col. Brian Duffy, JBER and 673d Air Base Wing commander, implemented the rules for this year

  • Green to Gold offers path to Army commission

    Raised in Malangawa, Nepal, Spc. Bijesh Shrestha never imagined himself as a U.S. Soldier assigned to Alaska and deployed to Afghanistan.But there he was, assigned to 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion as a member of the personal security detachment at Forward Operating Base Gardez, with his

  • JBER recognizes national fire prevention week

    Every day, fires occur as a result of negligence or mishaps. That's why fire departments across the nation place an emphasis on fire prevention year-round, with a specific focus this year from Oct. 6 through 12.During this week, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's 673d Civil Engineer Squadron