• JBER merges official mail centers

    The Official Mail Distribution Center and the Official Mail Center are merging as part of the joint-basing process."The merger is scheduled for May 14," said Air Force Staff Sgt. Anya Rivera, mail clerk for the 673d Communications Squadron and native of San Antonio, Texas.Official mail is different

  • Senior NCO beats the odds, competes in Warrior Games (yet again)

    Cancer survivor Senior Master Sgt. Michael Sanders, superintendent of operations directorate of joint staff, Alaskan Command, plans to retire this September.But he won't finish his career without running a few more races, including  his second participation in the Warrior Games. A brief re-cap

  • Alaska Reservists minimize carbon footprint

    In an effort to save money and be kinder to the environment, Reservists assigned to the 477th Fighter Group have been utilizing Share-A-Van, a carpooling venture sponsored by Anchorage's Public Transportation Department."My dad rode a van for about 15 years until he retired," said Tech. Sgt. Joseph

  • B-1 bomber strike force validates combat lessons learned

    Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 168th Air Refueling Wing as well as a mix of Airmen from the 477th Fighter Goup, 3rd Wing, and 673rd Air Base Wing from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson participated in a nationwide joint exercise aimed at validating long-range capabilities of several Air Force

  • Airmen of 673d SFS partner with TSA for working-dog training

    Loud barks could be heard yards away as military and Transportation Security Administration dog handlers prepared their assigned K-9 for the weekly joint working dog training. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Byrnes, 673d Security Forces Squadron, military dog handler, led the training for TSA personnel

  • Riggers relied on for parachute packing

    "I will be sure always" is the United States Army rigger's code - it is the life of a fellow Soldier they hold in their hands. The 4th Quartermaster Detachment (Airborne), 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, the Black Sheep, is just one of the units with the skilled and dedicated hands here

  • Operation Arctic Care serves Alaska’s rural communities

    One week into Operation Arctic Care 2012, residents in western Alaska are receiving medical care from a cadre of military medical professionals.Blanketed with ice and snow on the Bering Sea coast, most villages are isolated by miles of open landscape and accessible only by snowmachine and air

  • Earth Day, everyday Alaska Reservists minimize carbon footprint

    In an effort to save money and be kinder to the environment Reservists assigned to the 477th Fighter Group have been utilizing Share-A-Van, a carpooling venture sponsored by Anchorage's Public Transportation Department."My dad rode a van for about 15 years until he retired," said Tech. Sgt. Joseph

  • Alaska Raptors reach major upgrade milestone

    Alaskan F-22s met a major milestone during a recent training sortie when new upgrades to the fighter allowed for a Joint Direct Attack Munition to be dropped on self generated coordinates. Software and hardware upgrades, part of the F-22 modernization plan known as Increment 3.1, allow for pilots to