• JBER, Yokota Airmen team up for C-130 recovery

    When an aircraft suffered mechanical issues and diverted to an isolated island more than 2,000 miles away from its home station, a group of Airmen from the 3rd Maintenance Squadron's Maintenance Recovery Team came to assist. On the way back from program depot maintenance in Robins Air Force Base,

  • TRAILBLAZERS mark deployments to Afghanistan, Kuwait

    As many of us on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson enjoy the long-awaited Alaska summer and our biggest worry is figuring out where the salmon are biting or which cookout to attend this weekend, it is easy to forget we are still sending men and women into harm's way.The 2nd Engineer Brigade on JBER

  • 673d CS hosts boat regatta

    The 673d Communications Squadron hosted their annual cardboard Boat Regatta race June 7. Service members, as well as Department of Defense employees, worked on various boats for the event to test each other's architectural ability and craftsmanship. Tech. Sgt. Patrick Van Winkle, 673d CS quality

  • Salmon are here – ensure you’re legal

    The temperature is on the rise, the land of the midnight sun is sticking to its name, and all across the state, anglers are rushing to the water to participate in one of Alaska's biggest benefits; the summer salmon harvest.Service members and their families can enjoy fishing almost as easily as

  • Reserve CES repairs World War II era airfield

    Over 50 Reservists assigned to the 477th Civil Engineer Squadron completed repair work on a World War II era airfield during their annual tour May 27 - June 8. Fletcher Field in Clarksdale, Miss. was opened July 5, 1942. It was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a contract basic flying

  • Alaska Raptors Surge

    F-22 pilots and maintenance personnel from the active duty 3rd Wing and the Reserve 477th Fighter Group generated and flew nearly 90 sorties here June 11-12. The increase in sorties is part of a surge or an increase in flying operations to test the maintenance and flying capability of Alaska's

  • Five pilots visit with children at Providence

    Every child has a hero or idol. At Providence Children's Hospital, there are a handful of children who are fond of Air Force pilots in particular. These children were privileged to meet some of these individuals during a recent visit to the hospital by a group of pilots from the 302nd Fighter

  • JBER partners with USDA to protect airfield, wildlife

    When it comes to the safety of Air Force pilots, cargo and aircraft, one of the biggest issues is the birds and wildlife that occasionally inhabit or come across the flightline. This is why the Air Force has contracted the help of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and created the Bird/wildlife

  • JBER teen nominated for national Air Force honors

    Here on JBER, there are many military youths who are recognized for volunteer efforts that help the JBER community. One of those youths shone brightest and was honored for his work.Meet Gage Dabin. Gage, 17, has been named the Military Youth of the Year for Alaska and Pacific Air Forces. He has also

  • Get tested: STDs are a real threat; mitigate your risk behavior

    Certain topics are awkward. There is simply no way to get around their inherent ability to make people uncomfortable. Perhaps the most glaring example of this is the discussion of sexually transmitted infections. Even with doctors, who are bound by law to protect their patients' privacy, the subject