Stryker Soldier killed by IED

The U.S. Army Alaska Soldier who died Aug. 19 in Afghanistan has been identified as Pfc. Douglas Leonard Cordo, 20, of Kingston, N. Y.Cordo was killed, and two other Soldiers were wounded, by an improvised explosive device which detonated while they were on a mounted patrol in a Stryker vehicle in

JBER ham radio club offers skills, history, opportunity

With easy Internet access almost anywhere these days, we often forget that everything depends on sensitive electronics and in many cases on fiber-optic and other cables underground or even under the ocean. Many things can disrupt those connections, from earthquakes to mudslides and fires. When that

Several months of hard work go into making RF-Alaska a success

Alaska's premier quarterly exercise, Red Flag-Alaska, results from several long months of hard work put in by hundreds of individuals. Red Flag-Alaska, hosted at JBER and Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, four times a year, is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for the U.S. and

RAF squadron travels halfway around world to participate in RF-Alaska

Joint basing strengthens 673d Security Forces Squadron

More than 10 months after the former Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson merged to form Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson; the 673d Security Forces Squadron is running on all cylinders.Air Force Capt. Melissa Hull, 673d Security Forces operations officer, said it was a challenge at first to

Alaska National Guardsmen conduct medical exercise at Khaan Quest 2011

Members of the Alaska National Guard participated in a medical readiness training exercise designed to test a combined medical team's ability to provide basic medical care in a remote location with limited resources during Khaan Quest 2011 in the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.Khaan Quest 2011

Cloudy skies part for youth skateboard competition

Family member Kristian Renna zipped across the cement, darting up a blue ramp before pirouetting his skateboard into a kickflip. Though the board rolled 360 degrees beneath him, Renna managed to rendezvous his feet with the deck high above the tarmac and the skater maneuvered his left hand into a

Women's Intramural Softball championships

JBER ends the summer with the ‘Back to School Bash’

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