• 4-25 Airborne Brigade set to deploy

    U.S. Army Alaska will conduct a deployment ceremony for the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage at 10 a.m. Tuesday.The 3,500-Soldier brigade will be leaving Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on a series of flights in November and December en

  • Units combine for deployment scenario training exercise

    The giant voice announcements heard on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson last week were part of Exercise Polar Force 11-10, Nov. 15-17.Through cold weather and long hours, Airman of the 3rd Wing and 673d Air Base Wing worked together in Polar Force as a war fighting team and tested their ability to

  • Site Summit star set to shine

    The summit star is lit every year in conjunction with Anchorage's City of Lights celebration - Friday at 5 p.m. It remains lit until the last musher from the Iditarod crosses the finish line, usually sometime in mid- to late-March.For nearly 50 years, a holiday star has graced the Joint Base

  • Special Olympics bring Alaskans together on JBER

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hosted the 7th Annual Special Olympics Bowling Tournament, bringing 236 athletes to the Polar Bowl bowling facility, Friday through Sunday.The three-day tournament brought representativies of seven Alaskan communities to the bowling center: Anchorage, central Kenai

  • Comprehensive fitness director outlines resilience

    More than 100 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson community members learned the fundamentals of Army Comprehensive Soldier Fitness first-hand from program director, Army Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Rhonda Cornum at the Arctic Warrior Event Center Wednesday.As part of a leadership development program guest-lecture

  • Military spouses audition for Alaska-based reality show

    A Los Angeles-based production company is looking for military family members to cast in a new show about military spouses in Alaska. The company is developing what it describes as a documentary series for television broadcast. The show, with the working title is "Army Wives of Alaska," will focus