• Service members past and present share experiences

    Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's 3rd Operations Support Squadron braved hazardous road conditions to give thanks to the men and women of the Alaska Veterans and Pioneers' Home on Veterans Day. The facility in Palmer was built in 1971 on the former site of the Alaska State Fairgrounds,

  • Anchorage honors female veterans, history in ceremony

    The Department of Veterans Affairs hosted the Women Veterans' Appreciation Day ceremony Nov. 8 at the Loussac Library. The VA hosted the ceremony to honor women who have been in or are currently in every branch of military service as a way to thank them for their sacrifice and service to the nation.

  • Alaskan Raptors: Leveraging the total force to build combat capability

    An F-22 Raptor flightline expeditor jogs outside, breaching the wall of frigid night air. His focus narrowed on ensuring that his team has the tools and parts they need to fix the jets. Planning the next step in the process and communicating with the crew is crucial to completing the tasks

  • World War II veteran revisits regiment in the Last Frontier

    Paratroopers with the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment welcomed one of their own as they celebrated their storied unit's service and history.Vincent Speranza, an 88-year-old World War II veteran who fought with the regiment in the Battle of the Bulge at Bastogne, Belgium, was the

  • Seawolf ROTC cadets visit JBER squadrons

    For most college students, a room containing bar stools, emblems featuring the image of an English bulldog and an actual bulldog would mean little more than a good time on a Friday night. For the men and women standing in the 3rd Wing's 525th Fighter Squadron's heritage room, it had a different

  • Long awaited JBER construction project under way

    A construction project on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in the works for almost a decade is underway and promises to boost the quality of life for JBER's single Soldiers.Among other logistics structures, a 480-person barracks is being constructed. "The barracks are the most prominent because we

  • Spartan leaders tour JBER in effort to enhance Soldier resilience

    During a typical terrain walk, military leaders tour an historic battleground in an effort to bring the past to life. The dry pages of a textbook - with its dates, figures and narratives - come to life when leaders can see how exposed Confederate Maj. Gen. George Pickett's division was when it

  • Physical Training Leader program keeps Soldiers, Airmen ready

    Physical fitness is a requirement to enter and remain in the military. As careers progress and metabolisms decline, however, maintaining the standards can become more and more challenging. To ensure all military members on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson are able to adhere to physical fitness

  • Final Doolittle Raider toast to be broadcast live at 2 p.m. Saturday

    When the last surviving Doolittle Tokyo Raiders make a final toast to their fallen comrades Nov. 9, the world can witness the historic moment.Although the final toast ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is not open to the public, The Pentagon

  • Medic has a knack for being on scene of emergencies

    It was hour 12 of a September convoy, about an hour from Glennallen, Alaska, when the vehicles slowed and Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Wahler mentally cursed - another vehicle down during a trip which had already been plagued with Humvee repairs.Then the reason came over the radio - a civilian motor vehicle