• Air Force Chief of Staff meets with JBER Airmen

    For the first time since assuming his current post, the Air Force's top general officer visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Aug. 28 and 29 to address some of the pressing issues facing the Air Force, meet Airmen stationed here and get a first-hand look at the base's mission.As part of a tour of

  • Colombian Air Force Jet Emergency Lands at JBER

    Crack!A deep, white spider web leapt across the windshield. The low rumble of engines on a Colombian Air Force aircraft was interrupted by the splintering sound of fractured glass. The pilots exchanged glances, checked safety lights, monitored their position and barked commands. Cabin pressure read

  • Disc golf a great reason to get outside this autumn

    A California Air National Guardsman stopped in Anchorage while touring the United States in an attempt to set a world record for the sport of disc golf.Tech. Sgt. Larry Kirk, 52, an air ground equipment mechanic with the 144th Fighter Wing located in Fresno, Calif., conceived the idea of playing

  • JBER celebrates Women’s Equality Day with ceremony

    Service members from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson commemorated Women's Equality Day Aug. 26 at the Arctic Warrior Event Center. This year's event marked the 93rd anniversary of women's suffrage, honoring the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which allowed women the

  • 2nd Engineer Brigade change of command

    In a ceremony with roots that pre-date the United States itself, Army Col. Peter Andrysiak took command of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's 2nd Engineer Brigade for Army Col. Thomas Roth Aug. 22 at Hangar 1 on JBER.The 2nd Eng. Bde. is a modular deployable headquarters able to function as a higher

  • Rugged Competition for 6th Engineer Battalion’s “Best Engineer”

    Most of us would prefer to fish in Eagle River--not dangle inches above it. Laden with 35-pound packs, boots and M-4 rifles, 30 Soldiers did just that--and more--as they sweated through four exhaustive days of physical and mental competition to be named the 6th Engineer Battalion's "Best

  • Soldiers teach elementary teachers to lead

    Soldiers with 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion taught the staff of Ursa Major Elementary School lessons in leadership by hosting a leader reaction course at the school Monday.The event kicked off the school year for the partnership between the unit and the school in support of the Joint

  • Traffic Safety: Know your responsibilities

    Mr. Jones woke up earlier than usual for a very important day. A newly-single parent, he looked forward to the challenge of making breakfast for his daughter and sending her off to the bus stop across the street on time for the first day of school. Having fed her and filled her brand new backpack

  • Reserve F-22 pilots lend expertise to Red Flag Alaska

    With more than 20 Red Flag exercises between them Majs. Caleb Haley and Jonathan Gration are a part of a group of Reserve F-22 pilots from the 302nd Fighter Squadron here that bring a diversified skill set to Red Flag Alaska 13-3."I've been in about 10 Red Flags as an Air Force aggressor pilot,"