Drawing a crowd

Many authors and artists are familiar with the struggle for success and recognition. Many give up the effort. The success stories are often told by those passionate about the work itself, enjoying the creation more than any profit that might come from publishing.Air Force Staff Sgt. Benjamin

Disciplined, precise mission execution and engaged leadership

Why do we come to work every day? There is one reason: to provide combat and mobility airpower for our combatant commanders in order to meet our nation's security requirements. Do you realize how critically important each and every Airman is to the 3rd Wing mission? Every Airman can make a huge

Alaska civic leaders watch Reserve F-22 mission from 20,000 feet for the first time

A group of Alaska civic leaders got to watch gas pass over Alaska terrain during the 477th Fighter Group's Unit Training Assembly weekend Jan. 5. The group boarded a KC-135 from the 137th Air Refueling Wing, early Saturday morning and took turns crawling into the boom pod in the back of the plane to

Ancient doomsday calendar highlights need for emergency preparedness

(The following story is intended to highlight the importance of emergency preparedness.)With bated breath, people around the world stare at their televisions, search the internet and scan the heavens in search for signs of the end. Some cataclysmic calendar of a long-gone civilization foretold the

Air mobility maintainers keep the mission running

A C-5A Galaxy from Memphis Air National Guard Base, Tenn., needed to refuel to continue its mission across the Pacific theater. The aircraft landed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a base strategically positioned to be a good breaking point for military and commercial flights enroute. The

Wreaths Across Amercia

JBER fire fighters take polar plunge

Alaskan NORAD Region keeps Santa safe, on schedule

Children around the world know the role the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, plays in tracking Santa's Christmas Eve flight around the world. What many don't know is the role an organization in Alaska plays in ensuring Santa makes his deliveries.U.S. and Canadian servicemembers of

C-130 aircrews support remote radar sites

Many would say they haven't used half the math skills they learned in school Why would they? In today's computer age, most don't need to. However, there is one particular job in the Air Force where a calculation and attention to detail can be the difference between life and death. When it comes to

Air Force first sergeants work to help Airmen

The diamond in the rough. The sharpest tool in the toolbox. One sharp rock. These are a few phrases that describe which the role of the first sergeant is. The origin of the symbolism behind the modern Air Force first sergeant is unknown, but a common theory relates back to the Army role. While the