Sergeant Major of the Army visits USARAK Soldiers

The Army's highest-ranking noncommissioned officer, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, visited the Soldiers and families of U.S. Army Alaska to talk about proposed policy changes and to answer questions on a variety of topics ranging from retirement, a drawdown of Army personnel and what

Meet on the mat

Sixteen athletes came out for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's wrestling meet Sept. 21 at Buckner Physical Fitness Center, with winners crowned in four separate weight classes.Wrestling in a round-robin format, Lipho Thirakul, of 98th Maintenance Company, defeated Wayne Parker, 425th Brigade

‘Love doesn’t need to hurt’

We would like to think that the military community is immune to domestic violence and family abuse. Sadly, though, that's not the case, said Natasha Goff, victim advocate on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson."Is there domestic violence? Yes," she said. "And it doesn't have to be violence. There are

212th Rescue Squadron trains with 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne)

A runway is only as good as the soil beneath it; AFCE Structural Assessment team evaluates Wake runway

A two-man team from the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., visited Wake Island Airfield recently to evaluate the condition and load-carrying capacity of the runways, taxiways, and aircraft parking areas. Capt. Vincent Bongioanni, Airfield Pavement Evaluation

Wenke assumes command of 176th Wing

Air Force Col. Donald Wenke received the 176th Wing's command flag from Alaska's Adjutant General, Army Maj. Gen. Thomas Katkus, at a change-of-command ceremony here, Sunday.More than 500 guardsmen and community leaders attended the event that publicly demonstrated the change in leadership of one of

Be prepared in case of volcano eruption

The Alaska Volcano Observatory is a valuable resource for volcano information.Several active volcanoes are relatively close to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.JBER is not close enough to the volcano to be directly impacted by lava or an explosive eruption, but volcanic ash from a potential eruption

Certified for operations, JBER F-22s return to Alaska skies

After a four-month stand down, the Air Force's premier fighter, the F-22 Raptor, returned to the skies Wednesday.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz approved an implementation plan developed by Air Combat Command officials that allowed the F-22 to resume

JBER commander addresses Air Force civilian work force shaping at town hall

The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander hosted a town hall meeting for Air Force civilians Monday, to discuss work force shaping.Air Force Col. Robert Evans, JBER/673d ABW commander, addressed an audience of hundreds of Air Force civilians at the Elmendorf Theater, to

Training location helps unit prepare for Afghanistan

Soldiers from A Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Calvary Regiment, skirted through the mountains looking for enemy activity. Their mission was to infiltrate and then conduct a dismounted movement through the hills for approximately 5,200 meters to establish a series of observation posts. From