• Warfighter Eye Surgery Center opens for business

    A new capability at the JBER Medical clinic will help many Arctic Warriors see things in a much clearer focus.The Ophthalmology Clinic held the grand opening Sept. 29, for its Warfighter Eye Surgery Center. Medical personnel at center will specialize in performing refractive eye surgeries on Joint

  • The 2nd Engineer Brigade stands up at JBER

    The colors of the 2nd Engineer Brigade were uncased for the first time in 56 years during an activation ceremony, Sept. 21, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Pershing Field.Army Col. Thomas Roth, 2nd Engineer Brigade commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Dickens, 2nd Eng. Bde. command sergeant

  • Stryker brigade commander gives Afghanistan update

    More than 6,000 miles away, Army Col. Todd Wood, commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division based here, leads his unit in assisting the Afghan police and army in securing and stabilizing Afghanistan. Wood spoke to Alaska media via teleconference Sept. 13 about the

  • 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

  • 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