• Arctic Trailblazers train Down Under

    "Welcome to the jungle," Australian Army Sgt. 1st Class David Harding told a group of Soldiers from U.S. Army Alaska's 2d Engineer Brigade at this tropical base in the country's northeastern state. Multicolored birds chirped overhead and trees swayed in the breeze as the Soldiers set off on patrol -

  • Arctic front storms through Alaska, leaves a mess

    All summer, the Lower 48 has been hit with nasty weather - droughts, fires, record-breaking heat, and recently, Hurricane Isaac.Alaska, after record snowfall last winter, enjoyed a cool, pleasant summer.Until Tuesday night.An arctic storm off the southern Bering Sea brought high winds up Turnagain

  • JBER turns landfill gas into energy

    During an especially cold December afternoon, a swirling formation of obsidian ravens hovered over a gray chimney, the structure pushing out hot air in the form of burned methane gas and oxygen combusted into water and carbon dioxide. Perhaps the black birds liked the heat. Perhaps they liked the

  • Hospital cooks train with professional chef

    Chef John Layton, an adjunct professor from the University of Alaska Anchorage visited JBER to continue teaching Airmen of the 673d Medical Support Squadron dining facility Aug. 23. His mission: to train inexperienced Airmen and provide culinary expertise in the kitchen."We had issues with

  • Use Web or smartphones to make even urgent medical care quicker

    You awoke with a scratchy throat, runny nose and aching head. You try to press on in your day, but quickly decide you need help. You figured there would be no appointments available for the same day in the clinic, and you didn't know you could email or go on-line to make one, so you went to the

  • Pacific Command senior enlisted leader visits JBER

    Command Master Chief Petty Officer Mark Rudes visited JBER to witness the base's capabilities and joint opportunities Aug. 14 to Aug. 16 2012."The reason I'm visiting as the U.S. Pacific Command senior enlisted leader is I've got great responsibility," Pacific Command senior enlisted leader from

  • Be prepared now for earthquakes and other emergencies

    Snap your fingers. There's a buildup of pressure - friction between the surfaces of your fingers. Then the pressure overcomes the friction, and is released in the form of vibrations - sound waves.That, in a microcosm, is an earthquake. In Alaska - especially along a line which runs along the

  • JBER’s Back-to-School BASH

    JBER's Arctic Oasis Community Center had their annual 'Back to School Bash' August 17. The event allowed Alaska students an event the final weekend before school, and parents to gather information on various base facilities."This is the weekend before schools starts," said Michelle Carpenter,

  • New community center opens on JBER-Richardson

    The new Richardson Community Center opened for the JBER community Monday on the JBER-Richardson side of the installation."We saw at least 300 folks at the opening ceremony," said Rachel Hodgson, general manager for Aurora Military Housing. "It was hosted by Air Force Col. Brian Duffy, (673d Air Base