• Gardening in Alaska challenging but rewarding

    Gardening in Alaska is challenging. There are several reasons why, but they all balance on some essential ingredients for a successful crop: warmth, good soil and sunlight. Southcentral Alaska lacks all three.When people come up from the Lower 48, the tendency is to try what worked "back home."

  • Aircraft structural maintenance shop keeps 3rd Wing in the fight

    With the Air Force's current sequestration and budget cuts, everyone has their role to play to save the Air Force money. One organization doing their part to limit Air Force operational costs while still maintaining the highest possible quality standards is the 3rd Maintenance Squadron's Aircraft

  • JOINT METTLE, JBER riggers support Marine Corps training

    Thirty-six Marines flew from the warm tropical climate of Okinawa, Japan, to the frosty sub-arctic climate of Alaska to train. Marines with the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, flew more than 7,482 miles to Joint Base

  • HANDLE WITH CARE

    With recent gun activity incidents involving two Air Force service members, both resulting in weapon discharges inside homes off-base and on-base, JBER leadership would like to make gun owners aware that firearm safety is no laughing matter.People purchase guns every day, be it from those wanting

  • JBADD: MORE THAN A FREE RIDE

    For some service members, the difference between a memorable Saturday night out and a career changing mistake can be a free ride home. The volunteers who support Joint Base Against Drunk Driving hope to eliminate this problem one free ride at a time."I think the big thing is that this program is for

  • F-22 wife finishes 2013 Boston Marathon

    Katie Heath, wife of 90th Fighter Squadron F-22 pilot Capt. Kevin Heath, finished the Boston marathon in 3 hours and 48 minutes, approximately 20 minutes before the explosions that killed and injured runners and spectators April 15. Heath was in the family area about two blocks from the finish line

  • Developing arctic leaders in the Last Frontier

    Command leadership teams from across the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, participated in the U.S. Army's Cold Weather Orientation Course March 26 to 29 at the Northern Warfare Training Center at the Black Rapids Training Site near Fort Greely, Alaska.The unique Cold

  • Spartans compete for best junior leader, top squad honors

    While spring has begun for most Soldiers in the Lower 48 states, the arctic paratroopers assigned to 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, are still training hard in the snow.The 4-25th ABCT hosted two days of "Best Junior Leader" and "Best Squad" competition on JBER all day

  • Play it safe with Alaska wildlife on JBER

    Being stationed in Alaska is a unique opportunity for many families, and a lot of the spectacular aspects of being stationed at JBER are literally located right in service members' own backyards. It's not uncommon to come across a moose peeling birch bark off a tree at a residence or to discover a