• Boy Scout camp out

    "You get to do a lot stuff you couldn't normally do like rock climbing and learning to actually shoot a rifle, shotgun and black-powder muzzle loaders," said Trentin Wermers, of Boy Scout Troop 190. "My favorite thing is being able to make campfires."Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has not one but

  • Cruisin’ the Gulf of Alaska during Northern Edge

    Several ships from the Navy and Coast Guard cruised to Alaska to participate in the two week exercise Northern Edge. Some played the role of blue forces, or the 'good guys,' and others played the opposing forces role. Ships participating in the training were the USS Decatur, USS Lake Erie, USCG

  • Joint aviators 'fight' in Alaskan skies

    Training for combat comes in many shapes and forms, but for aviators military wide it comes in the form of Northern Edge.There are two types of aviators at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during the exercise -- the 'good guys' and the aggressors.The exercise is an air campaign scenario, which means

  • Spartan paratroopers hone urban fighting skills

    Soldiers stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson with the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, completed a series of training scenarios this summer at Donnelly Training Area.The Soldiers performed many different tasks including live-fire exercises and airborne insertions,

  • Alaska offers unique training environment

    Exercise Northern Edge offers a unique training opportunity for members of all branches of the military - active duty, Reserve and Guard - on land, in the air and out to sea."There is no other place that provides what Alaska provides just through its sheer magnitude and size," said Maj. Gen. Thomas

  • Military aviators break service barriers

    Naval pilots begin training at Pensacola, Fla., and then branch off for individual service training. For two weeks every two years, many of them once again join forces for Exercise Northern Edge.During the exercise, Naval and Air Force pilots fly several hours each day over the skies and waters of

  • AWACs keep an eye out during Northern Edge

    To the average eye, the screen is a confusing jumble of lines, symbols and numbers. To Air Force Capt. Jon Quinlan, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, it's a "God's eye" view of the battlefield.Captain Quinlan, stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan, is an air surveillance officer onboard an E-3

  • Annual games pit first responders against each other

    On June 18, Alaskans celebrated 52 years of statehood, and service members celebrated with the 3rd annual Hero Games.The games are a friendly competition between the local police, military, the local fire department and first responders.The Hero Games started in the summer of 2008 after the National

  • Support team makes Marine unit self-sufficient at Northern Edge 11

    Support at all levels of operations are present during the Pacific Command joint exercise Northern Edge 11 -- including servicemembers who construct, maintain and tear-down operating locations used during training.Those who make this happen at a communications site here are the motor transportation