• It’s time to shape up for spring, and the JBER fitness centers can help

    Buckner and Elmendorf fitness centers provide avenues for those who want to get on track with fitness. They offer a wide-ranging fitness programs such as cardio-circuit, toning and abs, water aerobics, cycling, yoga, Turbo Kick, Zumba, and Back2Basics to name a few.With the ongoing emphasis on

  • Reservist leads 3rd Wings' 'War Day' exercise planning

    A Reserve F-22 pilot assigned to the 302nd Fighter Squadron is the lead planner for the Arctic Integration Training or War Day that occurred here Jan. 27.Maj. Christopher Miller, chief of 3rd Wing Weapons, is responsible for developing the scenario for the War Day exercise that will include all the

  • Arctic Sappers begin construction of road for Border Patrol

    The first phase of a new road being constructed by 40 airborne engineers from Alaska will pave the way for quicker Border Patrol response times along the U.S. and Mexico border.The Soldiers of 84th Engineer Support Company, 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), based at Joint Base

  • JBER commander hosts civilian call to discuss cuts

    Air Force Col. Robert Evans, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander, hosted two town hall-style meetings Tuesday to address reductions in the civilian work force at JBER.The meetings were held in response to Air Force officials in Washington announcing a second round of

  • Soldiers of 98th Maintenance Company mark deployment to Kuwait

    The 98th Maintenance Company hosted a deployment ceremony Monday at the Alaska National Guard Armory at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The company will deploy to Kuwait in February to assist in repairing equipment coming out of Iraq and going into the Army Supply System. The deployment is set for

  • Army chief of staff visits JBER Soldiers

    Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond Odierno underscored Alaska's importance as one of the Army's premiere training locations during a Jan. 20 visit to U.S. Army Alaska headquarters.Odierno's visit to Alaska was part of an Asia-Pacific theater tour, his first overseas trip as Army chief of

  • Politics can be a hot-button topic, so be careful with words

    Anyone who has spent time in uniform knows there are limitations to a service member's freedoms. You're not free to wear body piercings, hats are required outdoors while in uniform, and you are, technically speaking, on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.There are also limitations on free speech

  • 17th CSSB supports Anchorage’s 50 Bikes for 50 Kids

    Soldiers from the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion helped local children build their own bicycles Jan. 16 at the Anchorage Park and Recreation department's 50 Bikes for 50 Kids event.The Anchorage Parks and Recreation hosted the program on Martin Luther King Day at the Spenard Recreation

  • Course helps JBER get WILD about Alaska ecosystem

    Children may be amazed or terrified of wild animals that live in the wilderness of the Alaskan outdoors, but a little education can leave their parents a little more at ease. "My fondest memories as a young child in the backwoods of Pennsylvania were not watching cartoons and playing video games,

  • JBER’s phone operators continue legacy of service behind the switchboard

    Very few people find themselves as personally attached to their work as Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson telephone operator Doug Osborne did late one night in 2005 when he connected a call between a Soldier deployed to Iraq and his wife who was in labor with the couple's child.The emotional call was